(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Attorney General’s Office is giving school districts guidance regarding laws surrounding books in school libraries. The memorandum states removal of any books from school libraries can constitute a suppression of ideas. Guidance about whether a book should be pulled from the shelf includes […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah would like to see more students pursue careers in early childhood education. The Department of Workforce Services is offering up to four-million dollars in scholarships to college students who pursue degrees in fields like elementary education and child development. The scholarships […]
(Murray, UT) — Governor Cox is calling attention to education bills passed by the Utah Legislature this year. The governor held a ceremonial bill signing at Hillcrest Junior High School in Murray yesterday. Among the bills highlighted at the signing was an anti-bullying measure known as “Izzy’s Bill.” The nickname […]
(West Valley City, UT) — Utah’s first lady is helping roll out a nationwide program meant to promote kindness and inclusiveness in schools. First Lady Abby Cox was at Gerald L. Wright Elementary School yesterday to talk with students and challenge them to include others in activities and conversations. The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A proposal that would allow the state to punish teachers for talking about “divisive concepts” in class failed to clear its committee hearing in the Utah Legislature. SB 257 from Republican State Senator John Johnson would have applied to K-12 schools and state-funded colleges. Teachers […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would have allowed the state to help parents send their children to private schools will not be advancing in the Utah Legislature. House Bill 331 was defeated in a 53-22 vote in the House yesterday. The bill had been modified to set […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require schools throughout the state collect additional data on bullying, including bullied students’ race, gender, age and disability status. The proposal advanced through a committee in the Utah House on Friday, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Rep. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would ban sensitive content in public school libraries is advancing in the Utah Legislature. State Representative Steve Waldrip says House Bill 374 is trying to strike a balance between competing concerns. The bill would ban any content considered pornographic, and would require […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers will not be pursuing a proposed idea to end the funding of public education through the state’s income tax. The Senate’s majority whip says lawmakers have decided to delay any discussion of the idea until after the current legislative session is over. State […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Governor Spencer Cox plans to veto legislation that would create a school voucher system in Utah schools. During his monthly news conference, Governor Cox said he does support the use of school vouchers that would allow families to direct the public funds for their children […]
