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When I was in the seventh grade my best friend Sara got her ears pierced! Wow...so worldly...so cool...so, so wonderful! So everything! I just had to have my ears pierced too. Which, when I arrived home that afternoon, I announced to my mother. But I didn't get the reaction I thought I would. Instead of agreeing with me on the incredible artsy beauty of pink plastic hoops she simply replied, "Talk to your father when he gets home. If he agrees, we'll see."

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There are extraordinary schools all across the country...but one of the eight best named was Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, TX. Both of my girls have recently graduated from Arts with dance majors. I knew the school was doing a phenomenal job...but the national recognition for a group of dedicated educators and focused students is wonderful validation for their efforts. Congratulations to all eight of the schools named.

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At some point during my high school years I was presented with a copy of On Walden Pond by an enterprising english teacher (actually one of the two best teachers I ever had the luck to study with) who struggled to get us to think about what Thoreau said and how his ideas related to our own lives. Of course, we didn't believe that we had any point of reference to understanding Thoreau and none of us believed that we'd give him a second thought once the book was shelved for good. I have to admit that I was one of the chief offenders,

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The results of the first two phases of the Utah Special Education Program Improvement Planning System (UPIPS). This Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process is conducted by the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) Special Education Services (SES)...

Improvement Monitoring Process

Being identified as a school needing improvement and facing sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind Act is a big deal. If a school is on the list two consecutive years, parents have different options - mainly, transferring their children to a better-performing school on the district's dime or accessing tutoring services for their children. Being on school improvement also affects staff morale, and possibly, community perception about the school.

Utah Quest! is a program using the Utah Centennial Passport and cycling to bring interest in geography and the history of Utah to the students in Granite School District.

On Tuesday, August 12, the Morgan School Board will conduct a dedication of the Mountain Green Elementary School at 6:00 p.m.

Green Elementary Dedication

When former teacher Eric Kern walked into the gymnasium at Rees Elementary on Thursday, the cheering got so out of hand the kindergartners had to plug their ears.

The Kennecott Nature Center of Murray provides opportunities for thousands of children from Murray School District and selected Granite fourth-grade classes to enjoy observing and learning about nature up close and hands on.

When we first started to consider the split it was all about improving the educational process for the kids. But it’s not about the kids at all. It’s all about the money. As the proposal stands today the amount of money the West side would owe the East side could very well reach $300 Million!

Jordan District Split

When the sponsors of House Bill 148 met with Parents for Choice in Education and/or their major funders did anyone talk about the parents and students who live great distances from urban areas where the majority of these Utah's private schools are found?

School Vouchers

Tiny Rich School District in northern Utah asked state education leaders Friday to consider allowing it to continue holding school four days a week in the future. The schedule saves the district about $1,500 a week in transportation costs, said Ralph Johnson, Rich school board president.

Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying 'AA+' rating to Park City School District, Utah's $5 million general obligation (GO) school building bonds (Utah School Bond Guaranty Program), series 2005.

Fitch Ratings>

Rocky Mountain Academic Talent Search announced the top scoring students from a seven-state region for the 2007-2008 academic year at an Awards Ceremony held at the University of Utah on Saturday, May 3, 2008.

The speaker of the Utah House on Thursday said he has requested an audit of school district accounting procedures in light of the federal indictment alleging two former employees defrauded Davis School District of $4.3 million.

Weber State University's Department of History, in partnership with Weber County School District, has received a federal grant worth almost $1 million targeted at finding new ways to improve elementary and secondary students' knowledge of American history.

Wasatch School District needed to provide greater computer access to its students and staff, without a dramatic increase in costs.

Novell Collaboration

As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the underlying 'A' rating for Tooele County School District, Utah, general obligation school building bonds, series 1997.

Fitch Ratings

The Gold Medal School Initiative (GSMI), is an innovative way for children in Tooele County to become more active. The program has hit a home run with the schools in our area.

Gold Medal Schools

Back in the early 1910s the population of school age children in the area grew to the point that the school district actually built a new elementary school.

Big yellow buses will rumble a little less this year. Bloated gas prices have made transportation a big concern for school districts, who are trying to cut costs without cutting services.

Provo School District has announced a voluntary After School Music School. Enrollment begins with violin and cello students, ages 8 to 12. Each student will participate in three weekly lessons...

Timpview High School consistently surpasses the national average in Advanced Placement scores at impressive rates, and 2008 was no exception.

In Summit County, schools were more than just classrooms. They were shapers of community, the scene of social and cultural activities, educational contests and events, and other community assemblies. Schools helped to Americanize new immigrants and prepare all children for their roles in the community.

Financial support for the creation of a new multipurpose recreation/cultural center would be overwhelmingly supported in the North Summit area.

The NCLB Act requires all states to develop their own high academic standards of what students should know and be able to do for all grades in reading, language arts, and mathematics.

MESA began twenty years ago as a partnership between the University of Utah and the Granite School District. At that time, there was a group of 52 students in the start-up program. Since then, MESA has grown to include nine school districts and one charter school. MESA membership is fluid and fluctuates over time.

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Beaver, Cache, Duchesne, Iron, Jordan, Murray, and Uintah school districts were awarded grant funding for District Arts Coordinators from the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program.

Alpine, Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Central Utah (CUES), Davis, Duchesne, Garfield, Grand, Granite, Iron, Jordan, Millard, Murray, Nebo, Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake, Uintah, Wasatch, and Washington school districts received funding for integrated arts programs.

Big yellow buses will rumble a little less this year. Bloated gas prices have made transportation a big concern for school districts, who are trying to cut costs without cutting services.

Fast-growing district saves millions by building two nearly identical schools tailored to its needs.

The Alpine District enjoys overwhelming success in increasing the writing scores of its eighth grade students.

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