SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Enrollment at public schools in Utah has declined as the coronavirus pandemic pushes some parents to homeschool their children and make other decisions based on safety concerns. The state has counted 665,790 students enrolled this fall, a decline of 2,150 students compared to the same […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, Utah State Board of Education Superintendent of Public Institution Sydnee Dickson was instrumental in unveiling an 102-page document during a weekly briefing for covid-19 in the Beehive State at the Utah State Capitol. This is officially known as the covid-19 School Manual that was unveiled by the […]
SALT LAKE CITY-COVID-19 is proving terribly debilitating to the Utah State School Board as officials recommend a tremendous budget cut. Thursday, the board debated recommendations to Utah lawmakers for cuts of the $3.8 billion base budget for public education in the face of economic instability brought on by the COVID-19 […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday evening, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert confirmed several appointsments to the newly-formed Utah Board of Higher Education. This restructured governance of higher education, outlined in SB111-Higher Education Amendments, combines the Utah System of Higher Education and the Utah System of Technical Colleges to create a unified system with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah education officials say they will audit a charter school over its reporting of special education funding. The Utah Board of Education said it has been unable to find evidence that public funds were properly spent by American Preparatory Academy, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Saturday. The […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — As the new school year begins, one Utah county is struggling to support its growing population of homeless students, officials said. The Utah Board of Education said Washington County has the seventh highest homeless student population of any district, KUER-FM reported . More than 1,000 homeless students […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Education will form a new task force to examine charter school finances. The board voted Thursday to create the panel to look into charter school spending and how the schools can restructure their finances. “We need to clean it up. We […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Education will form a new task force to examine charter school finances. The board voted Thursday to create the panel to look into charter school spending and how the schools can restructure their finances. The decision comes amid ongoing financial strife […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most of what Tasheena Savala wore to honor her Navajo heritage was covered by the billowy folds of her graduation gown. Under it, she had on a traditional velvet dress that her grandmother had sewn for her and a turquoise and silver belt of her […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top education officials are going back to the standardized school testing company they moved on from a year ago after they abruptly canceled a contract with a replacement company whose system led to a flurry of technological glitches. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that state assistant […]
