(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is open to endorsing a school voucher bill during the upcoming legislative session. But, he says it all depends on how much money lawmakers are willing to free up for public education. The governor’s proposed budget includes six-thousand-dollar pay raises for teachers. Some […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants a tuition freeze to help public degree-granting colleges and universities. The proposed tuition freeze is part of the governor’s budget recommendations he outlined Friday ahead of the next session of the state legislature. Cox explained that increases in tuition and fees […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox wants to give Utah teachers a boost in pay in the next state budget. The governor went to Centennial Junior High in Kaysville yesterday and announced his plan to give every teacher in Utah a six-thousand-dollar raise. He also wants to increase a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — It looks like Utah State Legislature members are considering banning cell phone use in classrooms. Members are drafting bills in response to research that found social media can drastically impact children’s mental health. Representative Lee said if passed, kids would be able to use their […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is one of the best states for teachers. That’s according to a new WalletHub study. It looked at 24 different indicators of teacher friendliness, including work environment and income growth potential. The only state that ranked above Utah is New York, and the Beehive […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A partnership between the state and a physicians group — plus some federal funding — will soon provide air purifiers to every K-through-12 school in Utah. The group — Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment — and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services […]
SALT LAKE CITY – On Sept. 9, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sydnee Dickson named Chad Warnick, an agriculture, biology, leadership, and communications teacher at the Delta Technical Center in the Millard School District, as 2023 Utah Teacher of the Year. Warnick was presented with a check for $10,000 and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Republican governors from about a dozen other states are issuing a joint statement to keep schools open. The governors oppose proposed efforts that would disrupt the school year. The statement said, “Interruptions in schooling put an undue strain on families […]
(Undated) – Parents are being reminded that school lunches are no longer free as students start the new school year. Utah school officials say parents who need assistance providing their students with lunches will now need to apply for assistance, as was required prior to COVID. Federal waivers to provide […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new study ranks Utah highly for its public school system. The WalletHub study released yesterday ranks Utah 13th overall. Utah ranked 12th in quality and 16th for school safety. Utah ranks second best in average SAT scores, but is the worst in the nation […]
