Soon students throughout Utah will begin taking RISE and Aspire Plus, those end-of-year exams that show how much students have learned over the course of the year. Why do schools

Move over Neil deGrasse Tyson, there’s a new popularizer of science in town. Sean Thorpe, an instructional coach at Canyons School District, has found a way to introduce not just

Psst! Have you heard what’s cooking with kindergarten? Canyons District is excited to announce that we are offering free full-day kindergarten at each of our 28 elementary schools. This programmatic

Tom Sherwood’s good natured yet direct leadership style seems to come straight from the motto of Brighton High: “We choose to be better today than we were yesterday.” Sherwood, currently

In Canyons District, there’s something for everyone, from championship sports teams to award-winning arts, science and technology programs. From dual-language immersion classes in Spanish, French, and Chinese to college prep

Utah has been called a “bright spot” in a post-pandemic analysis of K-12 student achievement — a credit to steps that schools took to prioritize in-person learning while keeping students