SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Income tax money can only be used for education in Utah, but lawmakers are now introducing a complex proposal to change that in hopes of shoring up the state’s shrinking sales-tax base. The Deseret News reports the plan announced Wednesday would allow income tax to […]
Republican lawmakers may have reached a compromise with Utah educational groups on a possible change in the way the state funds public education. According to UtahPolicy.com the lawmakers’ plan would move programs for the disabled and children from the General Fund to the Education Fund, freeing up about $600 million […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Running and reading go hand-in-hand in a northern Utah nonprofit aimed at helping refugees learn English while developing a love for athletics. The Herald Journal reports that Mike and Kristi Spence of Logan say they created the group because they wanted to create a safe space […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A private notice sent to the top officials of a Utah school district about an ex-employee threatening to kill people has been publicly shared and caused panic among students. The Salt Lake Tribune reports police had recently alerted Davis School District officials to a former employee who […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative groups in Utah have told school officials they disapprove of a new teacher instructional guide for sex education, saying the guide was inappropriate and explicit, officials said. Instructional guides were created addressing specific topics including sex education after new K-12 health standards were passed […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah school officials say more than 1,000 homeless students enrolled in Washington County schools last year, and the district is struggling to support the growing population. KUER-FM reported that the state Board of Education says the county has the seventh highest homeless student population of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Across the country, teachers and school districts alike are grappling with the latest political and economic realities of educator pay. The dynamics have been complicated by both the recent national teacher protest movement that’s emboldened the workforce to demand higher salaries and better conditions, and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Education will form a new task force to examine charter school finances. The board voted Thursday to create the panel to look into charter school spending and how the schools can restructure their finances. The decision comes amid ongoing financial strife […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake teachers association and the city’s school district have reached a tentative agreement. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that the two sides in a labor dispute reached the working agreement after meeting with a federal mediator Wednesday. The school district says in a […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University has updated its honor code process following widespread student criticism that it lacks transparency and compassion. University officials announced the changes Wednesday. They include following an “innocent until proven guilty” policy and allowing someone to accompany students in honor code meetings. Honor code […]
