Utah
Education
Governor Says Utah Won't Mandate Masks in Schools Next Fall
Gov. Spencer Cox said the state has no plans to require masks for K-12 students next fall, following months of rising pressure from parents.
Teaching Profession
Teacher Salaries Are Increasing. See How Your State Compares
The National Education Association warns that some of the progress in teacher pay could be jeopardized by the pandemic.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Utah
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Utah
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Education
Betsy DeVos OKs ESSA Plans for California, Utah
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos green-lighted California and Utah's plans to implement the Every Student Succeed Act. That means just one state is still waiting: Florida.
Classroom Technology
Teacher's Facebook Post on Students' Social Media Secrets Goes Viral
Utah science teacher Skipper Coates asked her students to complete the following sentence: "What my parents don't know about social media is..."
Education
Utah Will Ask for Test Participation Waiver From ESSA
Utah's state board members said last week that they support its state's test participation law which conflicts with the Every Student Succeeds Act.
School & District Management
School Named for Andrew Jackson Changes Name to Honor Famed NASA Engineer
Mary Jackson's story is among those depicted in the book "Hidden Figures," which focused on the lives of black women who worked as mathematicians and engineers for NASA during the Space Race. Before landing there, Jackson worked as a math teacher in Maryland.
School & District Management
Utah Earns a C on State Report Card, Ranks 31st in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Education
Utah Ruling Highlights Sticky Issue of Partisan School Board Elections
In Florida, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, Republicans are arguing that candidates for local and state school boards should run on party tickets.
School & District Management
Can a High School Course Help to Solve a State's Teacher Shortage?
This fall, two high schools in Provo, Utah will offer students in grades 10 through 12 an introductory course called Careers in Education I, with the aim of enticing young people into the teaching profession.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Political Policy Questions Tinge Ed-Tech Conference
Political uncertainty in the federal policy arena hung heavy over the recent ASU/GSV Summit, an annual event that draws thousands of educational technology executives, developers, and investors.
Teaching Profession
Utah Bill Would Offer Some Teachers in High Poverty Schools $5,000 Bonuses
The original proposal attached $672,000 to the bonus scheme but lawmakers have reduced that to $250,000 to boost the bill's chances of passage.
States
State of the States: Montana, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia
Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.