Granite NewsLocal news for Granite, UT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Plans for Cottonwood Mall leap forward- January 18, 2008 "This is, for our city, the most critical decision that we've ever faced" Granite board OKs 3 more projects The cavernous Cottonwood Mall took a leap toward becoming a bustling European-style village Tuesday, as Salt Lake County and the Granite School District pledged more than $70 ... via Deseret Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/granite-ut/2008/01/plans-for-cottonwood-mall-leap-forward?fromrs... School district, county back Cottonwood Mall makeover- January 16, 2008 "I decided a yes vote would be in favor of all the children in the district." In a 6-1 vote, the Granite School Board took a stand Tuesday in support of a $100 million tax subsidy to help a developer launch a $550 million makeover of Holladay's 57-acre Cottonwood Mall. via Salt Lake Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/granite-ut/2008/01/school-district-county-back-cottonwood-mall-m... Ed board won't accept test averages- January 12, 2008 "If the State Board of Education is saying this is inappropriate and if the feds are saying this is inappropriate, we're not going to use (averaging)" No Child Left Behind controversy The feds said it first, and Thursday, the State Board of Education unanimously echoed: School districts cannot average current test scores to let schools pass No Child Left ... via Deseret Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/granite-ut/2008/01/ed-board-wont-accept-test-averages?fromrss=1 Utah students will play video games to learn about Web safety- January 10, 2008 "It's (the video games) hands on and minds on. It really engages them." Students at 75 Utah public schools will be playing video games to learn a thing or two about their own safety. via Salt Lake Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/granite-ut/2008/01/utah-students-will-play-video-games-to-learn-... Holladay group not done with mailers- January 6, 2008 "We felt we had to let our voices be heard before that, so we scrambled to get this put together." An ominous-sounding one-page mailer, sent out this week by a grass-roots group to every Holladay home, is just the first of four heading toward mailboxes. via Salt Lake Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/granite-ut/2008/01/holladay-group-not-done-with-mailers?fromrss=... |