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UVU adds culinary, golf tracks as East Village needs 6,000 workers
UVU's WARM hospitality program is adding culinary and golf management tracks as Deer Valley East Village's 6,000-worker demand and the 2034 Olympics reshape the Wasatch Back labor market.
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Park City schools must pull 7 more books under Utah ban
Utah removed seven more books from all public school libraries on Sept. 29, the largest single-batch ban under the state's 2024 sensitive materials law, bringing the statewide total to 44 titles Park City schools must pull from shelves.
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View MoreApplications open for first nursing class in Sandy
Chamberlain University is accepting applications for a three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at its new Sandy campus, the university's first location in Utah, with classes set to begin Oct. 26.
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View MoreUtah 2034 literacy pilot skips Park City schools for now
Utah 2034's new Champion Schools 34 literacy initiative launched Sept. 1 in 72 elementary schools across seven Utah districts, but Park City School District is not in the pilot, and no expansion timeline has been set.
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View MorePark City schools open with 87 fewer students than last year
Preliminary enrollment for 2026-27 stands at 4,177 students, down 87 from last year and 32 more than the district budgeted for, with only 234 kindergartners entering against 390 graduating seniors.
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View MoreNovel behind Sundance hit 'Precious' banned from Utah schools
Utah banned "Push" by Sapphire — the novel behind the 2009 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "Precious," which premiered in Park City — from all public school libraries statewide on Aug. 20, making it the 37th title on the state's banned list under HB 29's three-district trigger mechanism.
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View MorePCSD launches bus tracking tool for parents
The Park City School District is piloting a new parent-facing bus tracking program for the 2026-27 school year, while a record 222 preschoolers enroll and the Parley's Park after-school program expands with new activities including woodworking.
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View MoreTwo Park City grads become first Bright Futures students to attend college overseas
Kenia Ramirez and Isabel Reyna Nunez, both Park City High School graduates and first-generation college students, will fly to Tokyo on Aug. 17 to attend Temple University Japan, becoming the first Bright Futures program participants to pursue their entire university education abroad.
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View MoreBilingual books now available for Summit County kids through Imagination Library
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library began offering bilingual English/Spanish books nationwide on Aug. 4, giving Summit County families a new option through the locally administered Early Childhood Alliance program, while Operation Literacy pushes for statewide Utah funding.