Lillian Reed

education reporter

Lillian covers K-12 education for the Salt Lake Tribune. Before starting at the Tribune in 2018, she worked as a local government and investigative reporter in her native state, Pennsylvania.

Granite School District delivers bonuses to teachers to their delight, and sometimes, embarrassment

By Lillian Reed | May 12, 2018, 3:07 p.m.

Canyons School District follows nearby districts in raising teacher salaries and giving out one-time stipends

By Lillian Reed | May 10, 2018, 12:07 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Teachers are using creative ways to get kids' SAGE scores up. Sharon Moore, sixth-grade teacher at North Star Elementary, agreed to dye her hair some wild colors as she continues to teach class on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. This was the incentive that got her kids' scores up nearly 17 percent.

‘I’m tickled pink’: Salt Lake teacher dyes hair neon colors after students boost their test scores

By Lillian Reed | May 9, 2018, 11:54 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Scott Allen holds on to Veya the family dog as he tries to keep up with his free-spirited daughter Audrey, 3, on their way to a gymnastics class recently. Scott and his wife, Rachel, both anesthesiologists in a burn unit, are trying to balance a free-range childhood with safety practices to prevent their kids experiencing the injuries they witness at work every day. Utah is believed to be the first state to pass a law that prevents parents from being prosecuted for allowing mature kids with good judgment to do things alone, provided they are otherwise cared for.

Free to roam: Utah’s first-of-its-kind ‘free-range parenting’ law takes effect

By Lillian Reed | May 8, 2018, 2:56 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Five-year-old James Turner works with aide Christy Johnson in a Tooele classroom in 2017. District officials announced a tentative pay deal with teachers to raise annual salaries by a flat $5,000 in the 2018-19 school year.

Following Jordan and Granite, Tooele School District plans to hike teacher salaries, too. Is Canyons next?

By Lillian Reed | May 8, 2018, 1:27 a.m.

Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland makes graduate No. 6,330

By Lillian Reed | May 4, 2018, 4:59 a.m.

(Scott Sommerdorf | Tribune file photo) Students at the Granite School District’s Wright Elementary School in West Valley City, as seen in 2013. The Granite district’s board voted on Tuesday to ratify a pay increase for teachers, the second salary bump in as many years.

More salary wars? Granite School District follows Jordan in raising teacher salaries for a second year.

By Lillian Reed | May 2, 2018, 8:53 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jadelyn Christensen hugs her date Christopher Tschudy on the dance floor. Three virtual charterÊschools, Utah Virtual Academy, Utah Connections Academy and Mountain Heights Academy, co-hosted prom for their students, Friday, April 27, 2018.

For students at Utah’s virtual schools, prom night offers a chance to meet face to face — often for the first time

By Lillian Reed | April 29, 2018, 6:51 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lily Larsen gets some help for drama teacher Kristie Wallace, at Jordan Schol District's Elk Ridge Middle School in South Jordan on Thursday. District officials announced a new pay package for teachers in hopes of remaining competitive with surrounding districts amid a statewide teacher shortage.

Tasia Maes

‘A new way of thinking’: Jordan School District moves to boost teacher pay — again

By Lillian Reed | April 27, 2018, 5:26 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students Eden Ward, left, and Brandon Barnhisel, both 15, strike a pose with Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, and his wife, Becky, as they get ready to watch "Hamilton" on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The two students were among many who won tickets to attend with a legislator after writing an essay on topics important to them.

To win tickets, Utah students told to do as Alexander Hamilton and other Founding Fathers did — write a letter!

By Lillian Reed | April 20, 2018, 10:45 p.m.