Waverly Golden
New eligibility guidelines for Pandemic-EBT
Utah households will have to apply for free or reduced-price meal benefits with their local school by May 6 to possibly receive Pandemic-EBT.1 month ago
Martha Harris, Paul Nelson, and Kira Hoffelmeyer
42 teaching positions eliminated in SLC from decline in student enrollment
The board eliminated 42 teaching positions because of dropping enrollment numbers4 months ago
Paul Nelson
SLC students appear to keep masks on, despite mandate being rescinded
Students in Salt Lake City continued to wear masks Monday, despite a mask mandate no longer in effect.4 months ago
Curt Gresseth
“Not unexpected” said Dr. Dunn after mask mandates in Utah shot down
Exec. director at Salt Lake County Health, Dr. Angela Dunn discusses repealing mask mandates in Utah and the importance of face masks in public.4 months ago
Kate Davis, Aimee Cobabe
BREAKING: dozens of students in the Salt Lake City district received a mask exemption
The Salt Lake City School District reported the number of students in each school who received a mask mandate exemption.4 months ago
Eliza Craig
Weber High School surpasses COVID-19 case threshold, moves online
On Tuesday, Weber High School confirmed 46 positive COVID-19 cases, surpassing its threshold for in-person learning.4 months ago
Paul Nelson
Davis School District apologizes, calls letter sent to parents about COVID-positive students ‘a mistake’
Davis School District is apologizing for a email sent by mistake, allowing students with COVID to attend class.4 months ago
Simone Seikaly
Salt Lake City School District to move all schools remote next week
The Salt Lake City School Board will hold an emergency session on Friday night, Jan. 14, to discuss the possibility of going to all-remote learning.4 months ago
Paul Nelson
Park City High School starts ‘test to stay’ protocol for COVID-19, other schools likely to follow
The 'test to stay' protocol is now being enforced at Park City High School after a high number of COVD-19 cases.5 months ago
Paul Nelson
Utah children and COVID: four have died, child vaccinations are above average
The number of Utah children that died of COVID-19 is low, health officials fear that may lull parents into false security.5 months ago
LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press
US advisers endorse Pfizer COVID boosters for younger teens
Earlier this week, the FDA authorized a Pfizer booster for kids ages 12 to 15 as well. But first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must sign off.5 months ago
Curt Gresseth
Is it time for parents to remove kids from social media?
The Granite School District asks parents to take their children off social media if they can't monitor their kids' use of the apps.5 months ago
Paul Nelson
Health officials see a high number of young kids getting COVID-19 vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine has been available to kids ages 5-11 for just over a week, UDOH reports 36,774 kids in that age group have received at least one dose.6 months ago
Curt Gresseth
Religious exemption or not, Washington State coach loses job
A religious exemption won't keep you from being terminated from your job because you refuse to get vaccinated, said a Utah defense attorney.7 months ago
Nick Wyatt
University of Utah asks for COVID-19 tests ahead of return from fall break
The University of Utah is asking students, staff, and faculty to get tested for COVID-19 before returning to campus from fall break.7 months ago
Mark Jackson
Bi-yearly survey finds youth substance abuse, vaping decreasing
The Student Health and Risk Prevention Survey is designed to help Utah educators and others track youth trends and plan for change.7 months ago
Nick Wyatt
Health department: Salt Lake City schools lowest risk of student COVID-19
The Salt Lake City School District has the lowest cumulative risk for student COVID-19 infection in Salt Lake County.8 months ago
Nick Wyatt
September COVID-19 school cases lower than previous projection
The state health department projected as many as 39,000 school-age cases through September, but there have been about 9,200.8 months ago
Curt Gresseth
A hidden consequence of Utah’s crowded classrooms?
Utah's crowded classrooms are a product of crowded classrooms reports Envision Utah, especially as teachers leave the profession.8 months ago
Paul Nelson
Syracuse Elementary to require students be tested for COVID-19
One school is requiring students to be tested for COVID-19 before they can return to class.8 months ago
Nick Wyatt
Tooele County issues mask order for schools meeting COVID-19 threshold
The Tooele County mask order says schools with specific numbers of COVID-19 cases will be required to wear masks for a period of 30 days.9 months ago
Curt Gresseth
Yes, businesses and colleges can legally keep the unvaccinated out
Some people argue that businesses that require vaccines for employees or ask people if they are unvaccinated violate the Constitution. Here's what we found out.9 months ago
Paul Nelson
Students in Salt Lake City School District won’t be disciplined for not wearing masks
SALT LAKE CITY — So, are masks required in the Salt Lake City School District, or not? District officials say they still want students to keep their faces covered while in class, but it doesn’t appear that kids will get in trouble if they don’t. When the school year started, officials with the Salt Lake […]9 months ago
