(Salt Lake City, UT) – A committee in the Utah House narrowly passed a controversial bill that would create a school voucher program for children to attend private schools. HB 331 allows parents to take the money spent for their children in public school to go towards private school tuition, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would provide free feminine hygiene products in Utah schools is close to passing in the state legislature. The Utah Senate unanimously voted in favor of House Bill 162 yesterday. The bill would create a public-private partnership to make sure feminine products were […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Governor Spencer Cox spent some time in a middle school classroom yesterday. Cox says he is taught three periods of eighth grade history, serving as a substitute teacher. This comes after the governor eased restrictions for substitute teachers statewide due to an ongoing staff shortage. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — New legislation could allow Utah parents to direct the state funds designated for their child’s education to private schools. HB331 would create so-called Hope Scholarships, giving families the chance to receive financial assistance to pay for the costs, depending on their income. The Utah Education […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – New legislation could give Utah parents an avenue to sue school districts or teachers over any perceived infringement of their parental rights. SB 157 from Republican State Senator John Johnson lists areas where parents could assert their rights over their child’s education, including teacher training, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House is showing strong support for a bill to have feminine hygiene products available in bathrooms in all state schools. House Bill 162 was passed unanimously by the House yesterday. The bill creates a public-private partnership to pay for installing dispensers in bathrooms […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is allowing state workers additional time off to help combat the labor shortage facing schools throughout the state. On Monday, Cox signed an executive order allowing state workers to take about four school days of administrative leave to work as substitute […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Controversial legislation requiring all public school curriculum be posted online for parents to review will not go forward this year. HB 234 from Republican Representative Jordan Teuscher would have also given parents an avenue to sue school districts if teachers did not post their materials […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would require Utah’s public schools to stock feminine hygiene products in some restrooms is moving forward in the legislature. The House Education Committee unanimously approved House Bill 162 yesterday. The bill would require elementary, middle and high schools in the state to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school district is investigating possible racism and bullying on a school bus after a video surfaced on social media. KSTU-TV reports the video shows middle school children gathering around a Black student while the bus is moving. It shows students surrounding a student, […]
