Education

The $151 million budget keeps the tax rate at the same level as last year (0.008754). However, because it is higher than the anticipated certified tax rate of 0.008044, the school district will need to hold a truth-in-taxation hearing in August.

Emily Vause Oyler, 41, was appointed June 5 as executive director. She is replacing Chris Zimmerman, who retired in April after serving as executive director of the foundation for 11 years.

The school board approved unanimously Thursday night a $303,804,285 budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, which includes a salary raise effective next fiscal year, which starts July 1.

The school boards will also discuss and approve a finalized and adjusted budget for the current 2017-18 school year.

This is something Alex and Jensen, and a handful of volunteers, do every Wednesday and Friday. They call it outreach, and they go to about four popular spots around Ogden were they know they will find homeless adults. But, why reach out to adults if their focus is on serving teenagers?

The plants were preserved by Weber State College’s first scientist and first president.

The state has been exploring different ways to tackle the issue of safety in Utah schools. The Utah Safety Commission was created after the Feb. 14 Parkland, FL. shooting. As part of the commission, Warner held town halls in Northern Utah during March and April to hear from the community. Gov. Gary...

This week, the museum began its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Summer Passport program — a 12-week crash course in subjects like electricity, chemistry, astronomy, weather, magnetics, flight and more.

The Community Education Center is being built on 26th Street and Monroe Boulevard and will be used as a space where community members can benefit from GED, ESL and computer literacy classes.

School board candidates met with parents and community members Thursday night but largely managed to avoid most of the controversial issues of the election, including school closures and a potential bond to rebuild schools.