(KCPW-August 23, 2013) August 14 was National Navajo Code Talker Day. It’s a day commemorating the role of Navajo code talkers who used their native language to transmit secret information during World War II. Today, many American Indian languages are dying out. To help remedy this problem, some Shoshone students are using a new kind…
(KCPW News) The Natural History Museum of Utah unveils a new travelling exhibit this weekend. The interactive feature, called Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters, takes a close look at the science of tornados, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanos. KCPW’s Roger McDonough accompanied a group of 4th graders from Crest View Elementary School to get a sneak…
(KCPW News) On Tuesday, Governor Herbert testified before a congressional subcommittee about Utah’s bid to manage federal public lands in the state. KCPW reporter Kim Schuske talked to one of the founders of a group of educators that is against this approach.
(KCPW News) An exhibit that features some of the famed Dead Sea Scrolls is comin to Utah this Fall. The display, called Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times, is a large collection of ancient artifacts from Israel and includes 20 scrolls that feature the oldest known copies of the Hebrew bible.
(KCPW News) An amended version of a bill that would direct 25% of future profits from the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to fund public education was voted down on the House floor on Thursday morning. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports from the Capitol.
(KCPW News) Legislation that would increase the number of tablets, smartphones and computers in Utah classrooms was held in the Senate Education Committee Monday morning after concerns about the effectiveness of similar past measures.
(KCPW News) A bill that would require high school students to learn CPR passed out of committee on Wednesday afternoon despite questions from lawmakers about whether it was the legislature’s place to decide the curriculum of Utah schools. KCPW’s Roger McDonough tells us how the bill’s sponsor succeeded in getting her bill advanced.
(KCPW News) A bill that would increase the minimum standards for getting Regents’ and New Century Scholarships was moved forward from a Senate this committee morning. The move came after heavy debate on the state’s International Baccalaureate high school programs. KCPW’s Roger McDonough reports.
A bill that would create a task force to improve financial literacy education in Utah schools passed the Senate this morning and will be sent to the House for final consideration. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Senator Patricia W. Jones of Salt Lake, says that the task force would help to focus existing programs to make…
Several students and parents looking for more choices in education made their voices heard on Utah’s Capitol Hill Friday. This week marks ‘Utah School Choice Week’ and Kim Frank; Executive Director of the Utah Charter School Network says there is still more that can be done.
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