PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Park City High School students wasted no time contacting their principal when they recently discovered that filtering software blocked access to LGBTQ search terms on school-issued computers. School administrators fixed the issue, but the episode raised questions about how it happened and what teachers and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Murray School District has suspended a program aimed at introducing kids to more diverse and inclusive literature after parents complained after a teacher read a book about a transgender child to a class of third graders last month. Murray School District spokesman Doug Perry […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic takes a mental toll on young people, more states are considering expanding opportunities for students to take mental health days to try to lessen stigma and reduce youth suicide. Lawmakers in Utah and Arizona have proposed bills that would add mental […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City students are expected to resume in-person learning for at least two days per week amid arguments by legislative leaders and attorneys representing parents. But the Deseret News reports that if that plan changes, the Salt Lake City School District could lose funding […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has presented his first budget proposal which focuses on pandemic relief and further developing rural infrastructure. Cox, a Republican, stressed the importance of equity as he unveiled the proposed $21.7 billion budget on Monday. The proposal would allocate at least […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State officials in Utah have said the state Legislature is not expecting to divert education funding this year to pay for social programs that benefit children and people with disabilities, despite a voter-approved amendment allowing them to do so. The amendment allows the state to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Student scores in Salt Lake City elementary schools are down while youngsters attend school online during the coronavirus pandemic. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the percentage of students scoring below grade level in one or more subjects is up from 23% in 2019 to 32% […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters have approved a major structural change to how schools are funded. The proposal known as Amendment G had earned 54% of the vote after additional results were posted Friday afternoon. It changes a constitutional requirement that income taxes be used to fund education. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest teachers union has called for the governor to move all public secondary schools in high coronavirus transmission areas to remote learning. On Friday, the Utah Education Association also called for Republican Gov. Gary Herbert to suspend all extracurricular activities that can’t comply with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state Board of Education says enrollment in Utah public schools has declined for the first time since 2000. The agency counted 665,306 public school students in the state, down 0.23% from 2019. Kindergarten enrollment fell statewide by almost 1,457 students, an almost 4% decline. […]
