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Utah 2034 launches program to improve student literacy, attendance

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Utah 2034 Winter Games organizers want to help students statewide improve their reading skills and attendance with the help of Olympic athletes. Salt Lake City’s Backman Elementary School students filed into an assembly Tuesday morning as Olympic Games opening ceremony music played.

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