Utah is the only state which does not have a “dropout factory,” defined as “a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year.” This is the finding of an Associated Press investigation which asked researchers from Johns Hopkins University to analyze data [...]

Just after arriving in New Zealand, Jacob Shirley landed a gig painting graffiti for a local theater company. Humble as that may seem, it is just one tiny facet of an extensively rich portfolio for this Salt Lake City native who admits that he was a horrible art student but who nonetheless has conscientiously developed [...]

Editor’s Note: The Selective Echo has invited Mark Knold, senior economist for the Utah Department of Workforce Services, to provide a perspective for the state’s economy in 2008. Frequently quoted in the local and state media, Knold has extensively monitored Utah’s economy during his 14 years with the state government and local, regional and state [...]