SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah education officials are seeking to update rules on how to handle licensed teachers accused of misconduct. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Sunday that the Utah State Board of Education has started the process to update board rules on disciplining teachers. The board last week approved […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Data shows the number of students home-schooled in Utah has more than doubled. The Daily Herald reported Tuesday that the Utah State Board of Education recorded more than 16,000 home-school students during the 2015-16 school year, the most recent year with available data. Nearly 17% of the students […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top education officials have cancelled a contract with a Minnesota-based standardized testing company amid a flurry of technological glitches during the first year of use. The Utah State Board of Education voted Thursday night to rescind a 10-year, $44-million contract it signed last year […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Friday, per a report from the Deseret News’ politics section, Heber City resident Alisa Ellis has announced her resignation from the Utah State Board of Education. Ellis, who represents District 12, confirmed she will resign in June because she is moving out of state. Ellis, who was elected […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Board of Education has adopted new health education standards for grades K-12. The Deseret News reports that it’s the first time the board has new health education standards since 1997. The vote on Thursday culminated a near two-year process to update the standards, which […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Board of Education has agreed to budget nearly $600,000 for strategic communications. The Deseret News reports the board agreed to budget $596,652.77 in unexpended federal lease funds for an array of strategic communication services, such as public relations counsel and public opinion polls, to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — School authorities in Utah have failed to report educator misconduct, possibly allowing teachers to offend again by moving to other schools, according to a new audit. The report examining a small sample of cases found dozens of allegations over the last 10 years that weren’t […]
