(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are moving closer to eliminating the use of letter grades to assess public schools in the state. House Bill 308 unanimously passed the House Education Committee yesterday. Letter grades for schools have been criticized as unnecessary and ineffective by supporters of the bill, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is signing bills into Utah law. Cox put his signature on eight bills yesterday, four each that originated in the House and Senate. Among them were budget bills for higher education, the National Guard, and social services. The governor has now signed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is moving quickly to sign two bills recently passed by the Utah Legislature into law. Cox signed House Bill 215 and Senate Bill 16 on Saturday. HB215 gives Utah teachers a raise, but also creates a scholarship program for parents who choose to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that will give Utah teachers a raise while implementing a controversial school voucher program is heading to the governor’s desk. The state Senate passed House Bill 215 on a 20-to-8 vote yesterday. The bill was opposed by several state educators and lobbying groups […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A controversial eduction bill is one step closer to becoming law. The Utah Senate has passed the Republican-led bill by a 20-to-eight vote yesterday. It would provide raises for Utah teachers and allow taxpayer funds to be spent on private and home schooling through a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah lawmaker says a lobbyist who supports a bill to tie teacher raises to a school voucher program should resign from her position. Republican state Senator Mike McKell of Spanish Fork called for the resignation of Allison Sorensen yesterday. McKell was responding to an […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that ties teacher raises to a controversial school voucher program is a step closer to the governor’s desk. House Bill 215 was passed by a Senate committee yesterday on a 7-2 vote. The bill would give all Utah teachers a pay increase, but […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah State Board of Education is holding a special meeting this morning to discuss a school voucher bill making its way through the state legislature. The early-morning meeting is expected to include a vote on whether to support House Bill 215 before it is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would provide raises for Utah teachers as long as it comes with more funding for private school options. The House Education Committee voted 12-4 yesterday to advance House Bill 215. The bill ties teacher raises to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox says social media companies need to be held accountable for their role in the declining mental health of young people. Cox hosted a symposium on the topic yesterday in Salt Lake City. The governor and other state lawmakers discussed several potential measures such […]
