News Briefs
New enrollment data show the number of minority students rapidly rising in Utah public schools.
November 10, 2008
For members of the Utah state board of education, running for re-election isn’t as simple as tossing your hat into the ring again.
June 17, 2008
In response to a shortage of 400 teachers this year, Gov. Huntsman recommended increasing teachers’ salaries by 7 percent and called on universities to graduate 1,000 more teachers annually, over the next four years.
January 29, 2008
A federal appeals court on Jan. 10 struck down a Utah law that bars school districts and other local government agencies from withholding voluntary political contributions from the paychecks of their employees.
January 22, 2008
Like most schools serving disadvantaged students, West Middle School in Fort Duchesne, Utah, has struggled to meet its student-achievement goals under the No Child Left Behind Act.
January 15, 2008
Hard feelings over the referendum will likely complicate coming legislative skirmishes about money—and might even affect the makeup of the state board of education.
December 4, 2007
