Education & Schools

Utah State University's "Cow to Cone" event allow for people to see how ice cream is made. (Utah St...
Mike Anderson

Utah State University’s ‘Cow to Cone’ event shows the process of how ice cream is made

Utah State University held its first ever "Cow to Cone" event on Friday. It's an opportunity for people to see how ice cream is made.
4 months ago
FILE — Blake Anderson (KSL TV)...
Larry D. Curtis

USU to move forward with firing of coach Blake Anderson

Utah State University notified Blake Anderson Thursday that it is moving forward with his termination as head coach of its football team.
5 months ago
Major changes are coming to the ACT college admissions exam in the spring, the CEO of ACT announced...
Nic F. Anderson and Jason Hanna, CNN

Changes coming to ACT exam, including the science portion being made optional

Major changes are coming to the ACT college admissions exam in the spring, the CEO of ACT announced Monday.
5 months ago
Utah's Winter Sports School, located in Park City educates student-athletes during the summer month...
Karah Brackin

Winter Sports School in Park City helps student-athletes pursue academics, sport

Winter Sports School in Park City designed to bridge the best of both worlds — academic and sports — at the highest level.
5 months ago
The BYU Rocketry Team took home three awards at the 2024 Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico. (Brig...
Emma Benson

BYU Rocketry Team blasts off at intercollegiate competition

The BYU Rocketry Team took home three awards at the 2024 Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico.
5 months ago
FILE - In this May 13, 2018, file photo, new graduates walk into the High Point Solutions Stadium b...
Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

Is college worth it? Poll finds only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher education

A new poll finds Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college. More than two-thirds of adults surveyed in the poll released Monday by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation say they feel the U.S. higher education system is headed in the "wrong direction."
5 months ago
Megan Hamilton, a decorated STEM professor for Utah State University and Weber State University, we...
Mary Culbertson

Fund launched for Indigenous students in STEM following missing professor’s death in Cache County

After a Utah STEM educator's death, Utah State University launched a fund that carries her legacy forward, helping Indigenous scholars pursue the STEM field.
5 months ago
FILE - Bibles are displayed in Miami. Religious publishers say President Trump's most recently prop...
Sean Murphy, Associated Press

Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

Oklahoma's top education official is ordering public schools to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12. State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a memo Thursday to school superintendents across the state.
5 months ago
WASHINGTON - JUNE 23:  A copy of the Ten Commandments is displayed outside the U.S. Supreme Court J...
Sara Cline and Kevin McGill Associated Press

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

Civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new law mandating that the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom.
5 months ago
Lori Smith teaches her kindergarten class at Crestview Elementary in Layton, Utah. (Mark Wetzel, KS...
Deanie Wimmer

Full-day kindergarten shows early return on investment

After the first year, the expansion of full-day kindergarten in Utah shows unprecedented growth and explosive demand.
5 months ago
Accessibility tools developed by Utah State University being showcased on the KSL.com website....
Mike Anderson

USU set to receive a federal grant to help more people with disabilities nationwide

Utah State University will be creating a new program to help more people affected by disabilities get the tools they need to learn. 
5 months ago
Tuesday February 9, 2006. Photo by Scott G. Winterton / Deseret Morning News.The Ten Commandments m...
Sara Cline, Associated Press

New Louisiana law requires that The Ten Commandments must be displayed classrooms

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.
5 months ago
Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden. and Sen. Ann Millner, R-Ogden in the School Safety Security Task Force m...
Brianna Chavez

School Safety Security Task Force discuss new requirements for schools as part of new bill

The School Safety Security Task Force met on Monday for the first time this year to discuss new school safety requirements implemented in HB84.
6 months ago
The Main Library in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Scott G. Winterton, Dese...
Kennedy Camarena, KSL NewsRadio

LISTEN: The end of libraries?

SALT LAKE CITY — These days, just about everything is electronic, including books. This begs us to ask the question, could we be seeing the end of school and city libraries? KSL NewsRadio’s host of A Woman’s View Amanda Dickson discussed this topic on the show with three guests. 👇 Ronda Menlow, former state representative […]
6 months ago
Teachers at Utah’s largest high school are done taking away cell phones from students. Instead, t...
Erin Cox

No more taking phones from students, Granger High School implementing new policy this fall

Teachers at Utah’s largest high school are done taking away cell phones from students. They’re trying something new in the Fall, and if they’re successful, other schools might do the same.
6 months ago
FILE - The 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is seen, Oct. 2...
Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished

The demolition of the building where 17 people died in the 2018 Parkland school shooting is set to begin. Crews will begin tearing down the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday.
6 months ago
The Alpine School District holds public comment to discuss a potential split on June 11, 2024. (KSL...
Lauren Steinbrecher

Alpine School District hears first public comments on potential split option

The Alpine School District got a taste of what residents think of a plan to potentially split the school district.
6 months ago
The outside of the Black Cultural Center at Weber State University in Ogden on Tuesday. It and seve...
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Weber State to axe Black, Latino, other cultural centers to comply with new diversity law

Weber State University will eliminate cultural centers for Black, Latino and other students to comply with the new Utah law targeting diversity initiatives.
6 months ago
Davis County School buses at the Bus Farm in Farmington on Friday, Sept. 13. (Matt Gade, Deseret Ne...
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Davis School District, ex-employee reach $143,558 settlement in discrimination suit

Davis School District officials and a former employee tasked with investigating racial harassment cases have reached a settlement to resolve the lawsuit she filed against the school system over alleged discrimination.
6 months ago
Anthem Preparatory School in South Jordan will be traveling to Normandy, France to perform for the ...
Alex Cabrero

Two groups from Utah performing in Normandy, France for 80th anniversary of D-Day

The dance team at Anthem Preparatory School and the Utah Pipe Band will be traveling to Normandy, France to perform for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
6 months ago
Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Friday, 18, 2023. Altho...
Paradise Afshar, CNN

Massachusetts teacher on leave after holding mock slave auction, using N-word in class, school district says

A Massachusetts teacher who staged a mock slave auction and used the N-word in a 5th-grade class has been placed on leave, according to a letter sent to parents by the school’s superintendent.
6 months ago
Utah State University  broke ground today for Utah's first veterinary college. (KSL TV)...
Emma Benson

USU breaks ground for state’s first veterinary college

Utah State University broke ground today for Utah's first veterinary college, marking a major milestone.
6 months ago
A rendering of the renovations to America First Performing Arts Center on the Dixie Campus of Utah ...
Karah Brackin

Utah Tech University expanding performing arts center

Utah Tech University is celebrating a new chapter for the M.K. Cox Performing Arts Center, which will also be getting a new name next year.
6 months ago
$20 bills...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

School payroll employee accused of adding $114K to her paychecks

A former employee of a charter school in Price has been arrested and accused of illegally taking funds from the school and adding them to her own paycheck.
6 months ago

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