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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2024 11:18AM • Subscribe via RSS • ATOM

Davis Education Director Jodi Lunt and other dignitaries cut the ribbon on the new Teen Living Center. The 10,000 square foot 16-bed facility will assist teens experiencing homelessness with overnight housing. Photo by Becky Ginos
Teen Living Center opens its doors to most vulnerable kids

Sep 19, 2024 11:18AM ● By Becky Ginos

LAYTON—The Davis Education Foundation held a ribbon cutting last week to officially open the new Teen Living Center (TLC) in Layton. The 16-bed facility will be operated by third-party nonprofit, Switchpoint Community Resource Center.

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Utah pays to bulletproof school windows and doors

Sep 12, 2024 08:03AM ● By Bailey Chism

Utah lawmakers set aside $72 million last year to help schools fund critical security upgrades. Here’s how it will be spent.

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NUAMES offers students a chance to complete an associate degree while they’re in school. Courtesy photo
STEM school NUAMES gives students head start on pathway to college

Sep 05, 2024 09:15AM ● By Becky Ginos

LAYTON—Northern Utah Academy of Math, Engineering and Science is a charter school that offers classes specifically geared toward STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) along with the regular required curriculum.

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The 2024-35 Utah Board of Higher Education student representative, Muskan Walia. Photo courtesy of USHE
Davis native Muskan Walia appointed to Utah Board of Higher Education

Sep 05, 2024 09:09AM ● By Braden Nelsen

WOODS CROSS—City Council candidate and student activist Muskan Walia is keeping her momentum, and has just been appointed to the Utah Board of Higher Education as the 2024-25 student representative.

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Programs focus on meeting teens’ physical and emotional needs so they’re ready to learn

Sep 05, 2024 08:59AM ● By Becky Ginos

FARMINGTON–Department heads and administrators explain the McKinney-Vento program to the school board and resources available to at-risk teens in the Davis School District. McKinney-Vento is a federal act that was put into place in 1987 to ensure every student receives access to an education.

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Proposed legislation would limit student cell phone use in schools

Aug 29, 2024 07:22AM ● By Becky Ginos

SALT LAKE CITY—Experts say that evidence shows cell phones in schools are detrimental to a student’s mental health and academic performance. The risk for poor mental health doubles when a teen spends more than three hours a day on social media.

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Principal Shelly Truelson (right) and Assistant Principal Morgan Tate celebrate the first day of school Aug. 15. Tate is new to the school. Truelson was Assistant Principal for two years before becoming Principal. Courtesy photo
New Foxboro Elementary principal focuses on academic growth and inclusion

Aug 22, 2024 01:15PM ● By Becky Ginos

NORTH SALT LAKE—Foxboro has seen a rise in test scores since COVID. As principal, Shelly Truelson wants to see that continue. Another initiative she has is to become a certified school of kindness.

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Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson congratulates Davis Technical College graduates at a ceremony at the Utah Department of Corrections. Courtesy Photo
Davis Tech programs give incarcerated individuals hope for the future

Aug 22, 2024 12:51PM ● By Becky Ginos

SALT LAKE CITY—107 students graduated from Davis Tech at the Utah Department of Corrections last week. The program provides skills to help them transition from prison back into the community.

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Back-to-school shoppers may get a recess from inflation

Aug 02, 2024 11:13AM ● By Robert Spendlove

As families prepare for the 2024-2025 school year, forecasters are penciling in a drop in back-to-school spending. Total K-12 spending is expected to decline from $41.5 billion in 2023 to $38.8 billion this year, with back-to-college spending falling from $94 billion to $86.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation.

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Students in the Salt Lake Community College Culinary Arts program learn foundational skills to help them become successful in the food and hospitality industry. Photo courtesy of SLCC
SLCC Culinary Arts inspires future food professionals

Aug 02, 2024 11:02AM ● By Peri Kinder

The SLCC Culinary Arts program has been teaching students the ins-and-outs of the professional culinary world for more than 25 years.

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