Missouri student president School has racism, also unity
COLUMBIA, Mo. — When Payton Head ran as a gay, black man for student president at the University of Missouri — a school now known for one student’s hunger strike and other protests against the...
View ArticlePeople you should know Yale President Peter Salovey
This is the first in a weekly Deseret News National series that will profile an established, educated and well-known member of society families should know about. Send any ideas, tips and comments to...
View ArticlePolice investigate gun threat at Uintah County school
NAPLES, Uintah County — A student at Naples Elementary School threatened to bring a gun to school and shoot at least two students, but never brought a weapon on campus, police said. A “disgruntled...
View ArticleNo Child Left Behind heads for the wrecking yard
The most sweeping education reform of the last generation may be headed for the dustbin. On Wednesday, congressional leaders set in motion the end of No Child Left Behind, the controversial and...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Ensuring a capable and confident workforce for Utah’s economy first requires helping students see something in themselves they may not know exists. It requires embracing cultural...
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U. leaders invite student feedback on improving social justice
SALT LAKE CITY — Friday was a day of listening at the University of Utah. Echoing protests and demonstrations from racial tension on campuses across the country, students at the U. shared experiences...
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Former BYU student almost stayed in Mali hotel raided by gunmen
SALT LAKE CITY — A last-minute decision to go home instead of staying at a hotel may have saved Yeah Samake’s life. The former BYU student and one-time presidential candidate of Mali told KSL...
View ArticleCanyons District OKs high school
SANDY — The Canyons Board of Education on Nov. 17 unanimously approved boundary adjustments aimed at balancing enrollment at the district’s high schools and slowing future growth at Hillcrest and...
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The raisin cup game to test your kid’s future academic successes
Researchers indicated parents who want to test the future intelligence of the toddlers they’re raisin’ might just need a dried grape and cup. Michael Harthorne wrote for Newser the researchers claim...
View ArticleFirst-born in family more likely to be nearsighted priority of education may...
First-born individuals in a sample of adults in the United Kingdom were more likely to be nearsighted than later-born individuals in a family, and the association was larger before adjusting for...
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