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Utah ranks third in nation for child well-being, but educational challenges persist
SALT LAKE CITY — Children in Utah are faring better than their peers when it comes to general well-being, but a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children are performing in a post-pandemic society points to areas for improvement when it comes to test scores and absenteeism.
BYU signee Daniel Simmons shattered 5000M high school record over weekend
SALT LAKE CITY — Danny Simmons' days on the high school track are coming to an end, but one of his final competitions secured his spot as arguably the best in the country. The recent graduate of American Fork who signed with BYU broke the national high school 5,000-meter record with a blistering 13 minutes, 25.86 seconds Sunday at the Portland Track Festival, snapping the previous record set last year by Newbury Park (California) harrier Lex Young in 13:34.96.
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