Report: Grades for Utah elementary/middle schools dip statewide

SALT LAKE CITY — Slightly more Utah elementary and middle schools on average received D's and F's in 2017, slightly more earned C's, and fewer earned A's and B's, according to data state education officials are expected to release Monday.The statewide averages were released Monday morning by Canyons School District in a comparison with its school grades, with 78 percent of Canyons elementary and middle schools receiving A or B grades this year — up 5 percent from last year, according