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KRT LIFESTYLE STORY SLUGGED: FAM-SCHOOLCHOICE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY TIM DOMINICK/THE STATE (August 10) Pinkie Adams, 15, left, works on her math while her sister, Julie Ann, 13, works with the computer and her spanish lesson at their Columbia, South Carolina, home, on Friday morning, July 23, 2004. Their parents, Bobby and Susann Adams homeschool their three daughters in an attempt  to have more family time. Gov. Mark Sanford has proposed legislation that would give parents a tax incentive for removing their kids from public schools in favor of homeschooling them or sending them to private or parochial schools. (nk) 2004 (Diversity)

Utah records increase in home-school students

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Data shows the number of students home-schooled in Utah has more than doubled. The Daily Herald reported Tuesday that the Utah State Board of Education recorded more than 16,000 home-school students during the 2015-16 school year, the most recent year with available data. Nearly 17% of the students […]

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School district apologizes for sending siblings home alone

School district apologizes for sending siblings home alone

PAYSON, Utah (AP) — A Utah school district has apologized for an apparent misunderstanding that led to three students, ages 4, 5 and 6, walking home on their own from an elementary school. KUTV reports Nebo School District spokeswoman Lana Hiskey wrote in a statement that “This clearly should not have happened.” […]

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Utah wildfires increase challenges for high school sports

Utah wildfires increase challenges for high school sports

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A pair of wildfires in Utah County that forced hundreds of families to evacuate their homes and created poor air quality has posed a challenge to the high school sports season. Salem Hills chemistry teacher, athletic director and girls soccer coach Lee Gillie said he […]

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