Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)
March 21, 2025 /Local News

Utah Officials React To Trump’s Order To Dismantle U.S. Education Department

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah education leaders say major changes to the U.S. Department of Education will require congressional approval and legal challenges. This comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the agency yesterday. The Utah State Board of Education said the full impact on public schools remains unclear but reassured students and families that support will continue. Federal funds make up just 11-percent of Utah’s 8-billion-dollar public education budget, though many Title One schools rely on that money. Governor Spencer Cox and Representative Burgess Owens backed Trump’s move, while the Utah Education Association warned it could harm vulnerable students.

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