Education

The Park City School District Board of Education plans to revamp its policy on special assignment contracts while the superintendent reviews existing agreements. It’s part of an effort to reduce administrative overhead costs.

The former Park City School District chief operating officer will receive a severance package worth almost $176,000, including $78,500 for “alleged emotional distress.”

It is one of the largest tallies, so far, for a single university since the federal government began terminating students’ legal residency status nationwide.

Utah high school seniors are now promised an automatic spot at least one of the state’s public colleges or universities through a new program that also promises support for enrollment and financial aid decisions.

Teachers, administrators and staff in the South Summit School District will all get a pay raise for the coming school year.

This year’s Running with Ed goes down as one of the best-ever for fundraising with more than two-thirds of the money going right back into local classrooms.

The 15th annual Running with Ed gets underway Saturday morning at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse. As many as 200 teams will be running the marathon-length course to raise money for the Park City Education Foundation.

The Park City Child Care Scholarship program launched Jan. 1 and it is still taking applications.

Lawmakers put $42.5 million into the program, enough to cover about 5,000 students. Applications will open on Feb. 28, 2023.

PC Reads, a local organization that provides support and resources to empower dyslexic students to reach their full potential, is offering two upcoming events to help parents advocate for their challenged readers.