Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Jackson Elementary principal Jana Edward, center, smiles, as sixth grader Kiana Phillips, left, answers a question about why the name change is important ...

The Salt Lake City School District Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night in support of the change from Jackson Elementary to Mary W. Jackson Elementary School.

Salt Lake City School District board members on Tuesday voted to permanently shut down four local elementary schools: Bennion and Hawthorne on the east side, and Mary W. Jackson and Riley on the west.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City School District on Tuesday night voted to close Riley Elementary, M. Lynn Bennion Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary and Mary W. Jackson Elementary, after a ...

Mary W. Jackson is one of two Salt Lake City School District elementaries that are closing for good this week — both it and Riley on the west side, and Bennion and Hawthorne on the east. Parents ...

The oldest elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah is going to undergo a name change to honor the first black woman to work as a NASA engineer. It has been reported that Jackson Elementary ...

The Salt Lake City School District on Monday night presented its recommendation to the district's board of education to close Riley Elementary, M. Lynn Bennion Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary and ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The district heard from parents and community members as they consider closing seven elementary schools. The board meeting added 30 extra minutes to Tuesday night's ...

I liked the smaller school, but my son, he doesn’t seem to care.” Liberty is one of 14 elementary schools in Salt Lake City that took on new students from closed campuses Tuesday.

Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City will keep its name, but change its namesake. It will no longer be named for President Andrew Jackson, but Mary Jackson, NASA's first black female engineer.

Wednesday, October 18, 7-9 p.m. at Northwest Middle School Saturday, October 21, 9-11 a.m. at Franklin Elementary (conducted in Spanish) Wednesday, October 25, 7-9 p.m. at Hillside Middle School ...

SALT LAKE CITY — In a board meeting Monday evening, the Salt Lake City School District announced which elementary schools it recommends for closure. Superintendent Elizabeth Grant made the ...