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Molly Farmer

Hillside Middle School eighth-grade students tour Highland High School's photography class, in order to make the transition from middle school to high school easier for them, in Salt Lake City Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012.
Utah
Schools try to bridge gap between middle school, high school
Eighth-grade students at Hillside Middle School recently got a peek into what their futures will hold, by visiting high school classes they’ll be able to enroll in next year.
By Molly Farmer
Oquirrh Mountain Charter School students Sam Browning, left, and Luke Hansen recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the school in Kaysville on Sept. 29.
Utah County
Utah Legislature weighing classroom instruction bills
From the Pledge of Allegiance to capitalism curriculum, classroom instruction is at the center of a handful of recently-introduced bills at the Utah Legislature.
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Bill to put students in charge of school budgets held up
A proposal that would overhaul education funding for Utah high school students was held up in a House committee Wednesday so it can be further evaluated and amended.
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Software for special needs children gets committee approval
A $3 million program that would fund computer programs for special needs children — particularly children with autism — in early grades passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday.
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Senate bill: evaluate administrators to improve schools
Improving and evaluating school leadership is now at the heart of a bill that originally hinged on performance pay for teachers and loosening termination laws.
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Sex ed bill amended, impact unclear among Utah lawmakers
A bill that would have banished all talk of contraception from public schools was amended and passed by a House committee Thursday.
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Bill to eliminate tenure in Utah fails in House committee
A second attempt by Rep. Chris Herrod, R-Provo, to eliminate tenure from university professors failed in a House committee Wednesday.
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Class-size reduction bill heads to House
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Bill regarding family-provided school supplies advances
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Bill regarding family-provided school supplies advances
By Molly Farmer
Khadija Khan has some fun as Jews and Muslims come together to make traditional cuisine as part of the Interfaith Roundtable at Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
Utah
Food brings Jews and Muslims together at Interfaith Roundtable
Alan Bachman hopes the scene of local Jews and Muslims literally breaking bread Sunday will be a type for other gatherings the world over.
By Molly Farmer
Spectators watch from the gallery on the Senate chambers during the opening day of the Utah State Legislature Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 in the Utah State Capitol.
Utah
Pricey education tech bill gets Senate approval, moves to House
By Molly Farmer
Sarah Baird, age 4, prepares to give her mother, Laura Baird, a "dog kiss" on her cheek while doing the Rusty and Rosy UPSTART computer program at their home in Sandy on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.
Utah
In-home preschool option combines technology, early learning
As lawmakers discuss preschool options and school technology aids this session, one program that already combines the two is more than halfway through its trial.
By Molly Farmer
When teens are faced with the reality of betraying a friend, it can be extremely difficult to think about the common good — particularly if they don\'t have many friends to fall back on, experts say.
Utah
It’s harder for teens to tell on friends than adults may think, experts say
Raising kids who don’t hurt others isn’t enough for Gina Taylor. She wants her kids to be the kind of people who step in to protect others, regardless of the social implications. But that kind of initiative can be hard to come by in the microcosm that is high school, where teens are hard wired to value friendship above all.
By Molly Farmer
In this 2006 file photo, parents of Timpview High students attend a community council meeting. Information about school community councils and council elections is too often unclear and unavailable to the public, according to a Legislative audit released
Utah
Audit: School community councils information unclear and unavailable to public
Information about school community councils and council elections is too often unclear and unavailable to the public, according to a legislative audit released Thursday.
By Molly Farmer
CAPTION ONLY Amur Tigers snooze at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Visitors braved the cold, rainy weather to see big cats on display at the zoo's Cats and Cocoa event. Children enjoyed hot chocolate while taking in the sights of the
Utah
Kids cozy up with big cats on wet winter day
Hogle Zoo visitors braved the cold, rainy weather to see the big cats on display at the zoo’s Cats and Cocoa event last week.
By Molly Farmer
ln this photo taken Wednesday Sept. 14, 2011, Dr. Karen Lindsfor, a professor of radiology and chief of breast imaging at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, examines the mammogram of a patient with heterogeneously dense breast tissue, in
Utah
Bill would send women more mammogram data
A state senator is worried that many women aren’t getting potentially life-saving information about their health
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Senate passes bill requiring all students to take college entrance exam
A bill that would require all high school students in the state to take a college entrance exam passed out of the Senate on Wednesday.
By Molly Farmer
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Utah
Overhaul of school testing system discussed, given preliminary approval
A bill that would overhaul the student assessment test system used by the state’s public schools advanced out of committee Tuesday.
By Molly Farmer
Shelli Arthur teaches her first-grade class about conjunctions at Oak Hills Elementary School in Bountiful on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Oak Hills recently dropped its average first-grade class size from 30 students to 19.
Utah
Senate committee unanimously endorses bill that caps Utah class sizes
Sen. Karen Morgan wasted no time on the first day of the 2012 legislative session in unveiling a bill that would place caps on elementary class sizes.
By Molly Farmer
Jack Wixom, left, and Mayor Mike Winder greet each other before touring the construction of the new Granger High School in West Valley City on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012.
Utah
Today’s high school construction more customized than text book
High school buildings these days just aren’t what they used to be — and that’s an intentional change by districts to benefit students, taxpayers and the environment.
By Molly Farmer
Brad Malm, project manager for the Granite School District, gives a tour of the construction of the new Granger High School in West Valley City on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Here he stands on what will be the stage in the new auditorium.
Utah
Money, technology to be top education issues this legislative session
Money and a hope for better collaboration this year are top of mind for legislators and educators alike as the 2012 legislative session convenes Monday.
By Molly Farmer
North Davis Preparatory Academy teachers Fernando Mateo and Antonio Ramos jump in the water at Fort Buenaventura State Park in Ogden Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. The promise of a trip to Spain was all it took to convince students and teachers alike to brave
Utah
Students, teachers plunge for a cause
By Molly Farmer
A child plays on a bronze statue at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Visitors braved the cold, rainy weather to see big cats on display at the zoo's Cats and Cocoa event.
Utah
Photos: Kids cozy up with big cats on wet winter day
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Canyons board rejects student vote, adopts Chargers as Draper mascot instead of Cougars
Corner Canyon High will not be associated with derogatory references toward women, nor will it be “BYU North,” according to the Canyons Board of Education.
By Molly Farmer
Pat Jones
Utah
Senator: Parents should hit the books with kids
When Liz Holloran asks one boy in her classroom why he does so well on tests, or why he’s so responsible at studying and homework, she always gets the same answer: “My Mom.”
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Charter schools, funding education discussed at policy summit
Exactly which public and higher education issues will rise to the top during the 2012 legislative session remain to be seen after policymakers discussed issues facing the state Tuesday. Two hundred elected officials, lobbyists, nonprofit leaders and business officials met Friday to weigh in on issues ranging from charter schools to eliminating the state’s caucus system.
By Molly Farmer
Latinos in Action member Ana Valentin helps kindergartners with their school work as the class\' teacher, Jill Lund, works with students at the table at East Midvale Elementary School on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Utah
Report ranks Utah 42nd in education; educators take review with grain of salt
By Molly Farmer
Utah
Provo names interim superintendent, begins search for replacement
The Provo Board of Education has named Bob Gentry as interim school district superintendent.
By Molly Farmer and Amy Donaldson
Pine View Middle School Assistant Principal Dana McConnell was named Utah Assistant Principal of the Year on Wednesday by the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals.
Utah
Principals of the year named in Utah
By Molly Farmer
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