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Survey: Most Utah K-12 students expected in-person come fall

Survey: Most Utah K-12 students expected in-person come fall

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah television station has conducted a survey suggesting that most of the state’s students could return to school in-person this fall. KUTV-TV queried five school districts in big metropolitan areas about how many of their students planned to take online courses either from home or in […]

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Canyons School District To Delay Graduation Ceremonies, But Award Diplomas May 28

Canyons School District To Delay Graduation Ceremonies, But Award Diplomas May 28

SANDY, Utah-Canyons School District, in information released late Tuesday, confirmed they will award diplomas virtually May 28 but still plans to have graduation ceremonies at a later date. This plan was endorsed Tuesday and will allow all high schools in the district (Alta, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Hillcrest, Jordan, Canyons Technical […]

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Electrical fire forces closure of middle school in Sandy

Electrical fire forces closure of middle school in Sandy

SANDY, Utah (AP) — A small electrical fire has forced closure of a middle school in a Salt Lake City suburb. Canyons School District spokesman Jeff Haney says classes at Union Middle School in Sandy were canceled Thursday but are expected to resume Friday. No injuries were reported and Haney […]

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Teacher shortage, protests complicate educator pay dynamics

Teacher shortage, protests complicate educator pay dynamics

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — First-grade teacher Hillary Madrigal jumped to a nearby school district last year, lured by higher salaries that would allow her to quit her second job as a housekeeper and buy a new car. “I have a college degree. I felt I could make a difference […]

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Canyons School Board approves pay raise for teachers

Canyons School Board approves pay raise for teachers

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Teachers in Canyons School District will soon be among the highest paid teachers in Utah. The Canyons Board of Education approved Tuesday a $50,000 starting wage for teachers this fall and a $7,665 annual raise for all certified teachers. The school district is in the […]

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Report faults Utah district for spending to back bond issue

Report faults Utah district for spending to back bond issue

SANDY, Utah (AP) — State auditors say a school district serving several Salt Lake City suburbs apparently broke state law last year by mailing out taxpayer-funded post cards that seemed to support a $283 million bond proposal. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Office of the State Auditor recently concluded that […]

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