Five Years at No. 1: Canyons Remains Top-Ranked School District in Salt Lake County
For the fifth consecutive year, Canyons School District tops the Niche.com rankings, firmly securing its spot as the No. 1 school district in Salt Lake County. The countywide rankings combine traditional districts and public charter networks into a single list, with Canyons earning the highest ranking. According to Niche’s grading system, Canyons received an A- […]
Help CSD Pick the 2026 Teacher of the Year. Submit a Nomination Today!
The mark of a stellar teacher lasts for decades, if not a lifetime. The lives of children all across Canyons are being changed for good every day by the educators who work in CSD schools. After all, thanks largely to the work of Canyons’ corps of teachers, CSD students outperform their peers statewide on nearly […]
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Regroup, Refresh, Reconnect: How to Get Back in the Back to School Groove
Believe it or not, we’re nearly halfway through the school year. Students are transitioning from playing games with their families over Winter Recess to resetting their alarms and getting back in the habit of classes and homework. At the beginning of the year, we discussed how to get in that back-to-school groove. For the latest […]
Regroup, Refresh, Reconnect: How to Get Back in the Back to School Groove
New CTEC Programs Preview the Future of Profession-Based Learning
In August 2027, the Canyons Technical Education Center will move to the former regional headquarters of eBay. A symbol of the dot-com boom and digital age, this iconic glass-and-steel campus in Draper, Utah, is being reborn as the Canyons Innovation Center — a launchpad for future builders, thinkers, and entrepreneurs. But for students, that future […]
Inside the Canyons Innovation Center
Inside the Canyons Innovation Center: Priming America’s School-to-Work Pipeline
Walk into a classroom almost anywhere in America and — but for some exceptions — you will see a familiar scene: desks in rows and students sitting face-forward, learning largely the way their grandparents did. Outside those classroom walls, however, the world those students are preparing to enter has fundamentally changed. America is re-onshoring industries […]
Connect Canyons: More Than Music: Jordan High Madrigals Gain Renown on Regional, National Stages
More Than Music: Jordan High Madrigals Gain Renown on Regional, National Stages
Long before Jordan High Choir Director Jaron Putnam ever stood in front of a choir, music was already shaping who he would become. “One of my first memories of being a human being was singing “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” with my family,” Putnam says. “My dad sang in a barbershop quartet growing up and so my siblings were […]
