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1. Restoring Civics in Higher Education

Author

McClay, Wilfred

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Civics -- Study and teaching, Education, Higher -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Social sciences
Abstract

April 2024 Few could deny that the US has a big problem when it comes to its citizens' civic knowledge. This is no longer just a question for educators or [...]

Published
2024

2. More than a dozen books are removed from schools statewide in Utah

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Banned books -- Laws, regulations and rules, School libraries -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=nx-s1-5069668 BYLINE: ANDREW LIMBONG HOST: PIEN HUANG PIEN HUANG: Public school libraries all across Utah will look a little different this fall. The [...]

Published
2024

3. Utah Bans 13 Books From All Its Schools

Author

Harris, Elizabeth A.

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Banned books -- Laws, regulations and rules, Erotic literature -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

This is the first time titles have been prohibited statewide, according to a free speech organization. The list includes books by Judy Blume and Margaret Atwood. The state of Utah [...]

Published
2024

4. Washington County School District Expands Use of PowerSchool Solutions, Adds Unified Insights to Help Continue Creating Engaging Learning Environments

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Computer software industry -- Services, Education administration software, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Utah school district sees continued improvements to blended learning capabilities, student-teacher engagement and enterprise resource planning through PowerSchool solutions. FOLSOM, Calif. -- PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based [...]

Published
2022

5. Evaluation capacity within state-level school counseling programs: a cross-case analysis

Author

Martin, Ian and Carey, John C.

Subjects
Missouri -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy, Student guidance services -- Models, Educational programs -- Management, Company business management, Family and marriage, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

Many state departments of education have revised their state school counseling models to reflect the ASCA National Model for school counseling programs. Only a few states have developed statewide evaluation [...]

Published
2012

6. Alpine (Utah) board votes to consolidate 2 elementary schools in Orem

Author

Kennedy, Mike

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Elementary schools -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- United States, Government regulation, Company acquisition/merger, Education
Abstract

Byline: Mike Kennedy TheAlpine (Utah) SchoolBoardhas voted unanimously tocombine two elementary schools in Orem-a decision that has led opponents to consider splitting away from the district. The Salt Lake Tribune [...]

Published
2017

7. LEAPing in Utah: lessons learned along the way

Author

Jones, Norm

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Education, Higher -- Standards, Educational programs -- Evaluation, Education, Association of American Colleges and Universities -- Standards
Abstract

Utah's road to LEAP was accidental. We did not set out to be a LEAP state. We set out to create a faculty-led system of articulation and assessment for general [...]

Published
2011

8. Utah legislation would remove prohibition on advocacy of homosexuality in schools

Author

Kennedy, Mike

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Homosexuality -- Laws, regulations and rules, Schools -- Social aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Utah, Government regulation, Education
Abstract

Byline: Mike Kennedy A State Senate committee in Utah has voted unanimously to strike language from the state's education code that prohibits the advocacy of homosexuality in sex-education classes. The [...]

Published
2017

10. Utah bucks 'No Child Left Behind': Utah has passed legislation to maintain its constitutional primacy over the federal government in the education of that state's children

Author

Gilmore, Jodie

Subjects
Education law -- Interpretation and construction, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Utah -- Education policy
Abstract

For more than 50 years, the federal government's control over education in this country has grown by leaps and bounds, virtually unchecked. The passage of the No Child Left Behind […]

Published
2005

11. Refining the Recipe for a Degree, Ingredient by Ingredient

Author

Hebel, Sara

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Universities and colleges -- Curricula, Grading and marking (Students) -- Methods, Education, Higher, College teachers -- Practice, Education
Abstract

Byline: Sara Hebel Logan, Utah -- Christopher A. Conte can hardly stand to utter the word 'rubric.' He finds the grading grid, which has recently captivated many of his faculty [...]

Published
2010

12. Utah state board refuses to begin voucher program

Subjects
State boards of education -- Laws, regulations and rules, Federal aid to education -- Laws, regulations and rules, Utah -- Education policy, Government regulation
Abstract

The Utah State Board of Education has refused to begin a school voucher program using an incomplete version of state law creating the program. The decision could speed a Utah […]

Published
2007

13. Utah Lawmakers Pass a Watered-Down Gun Bill That Lacks a Provision Sought by Universities

Author

Fischer, Karin

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Firearms -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Usage, Public universities and colleges -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Usage, Government regulation, Education
Abstract

Byline: KARIN FISCHER Students at Utah's public colleges and universities may soon be able to request a roommate who does not carry a concealed weapon, but their potential roommates will [...]

Published
2007

14. In Utah, schools can now hire teachers with no training whatsoever

Author

Strauss, Valerie

Subjects
Utah. State Board of Education -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy, Teachers -- Training -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Employment, Schools -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects -- Utah, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Valerie Strauss Utah has a severe teacher shortage, so it decided to do something about it. Under a new rule, schools can now hire people to teach who have [...]

Published
2016

15. States aim to get rural students into college

Author

Marklein, Mary Beth

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Students -- Research, Rural children -- Research -- Educational aspects, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY States with large rural populations are launching strategies to encourage more kids to go to college by making it easier to earn college credit [...]

Published
2014

16. ESSA Update

Subjects
California -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy, Public schools -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Education, Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
Abstract

The Secretary recently announced the approval of several consolidated state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). California (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplan17/map/ca.html) and Utah (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplan17/map/ut.html) (press release (https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-secretary-education-approves-utah-and-california-essa-state-plans)) were among the 34 [...]

Published
2018

17. Stand Firm for Educational Fairness

Subjects
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Company legal issue, Government regulation, National Education Association -- Cases -- Education policy, Education and state -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Education -- Standards, Connecticut -- Education policy, United States -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy
Abstract

The Bush administration jeopardized the most important education reform of the last 100 years when it failed to fully finance the No Child Left Behind Act, which requires states to […]

Published
2005

18. Teachers' Union And Districts Sue Over Bush Law

Author

Dillon, Sam

Subjects
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Company legal issue, Government regulation, National Education Association -- Cases -- Education policy, Teachers' unions -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Education -- Standards, Connecticut -- Education policy, United States -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy
Abstract

Opening a new front in the growing rebellion against President Bush's signature education law, the nation's largest teachers' union and eight school districts in Michigan, Texas and Vermont sued the […]

Published
2005

19. Utah Vote Rejects Parts of Education Law

Author

Dillon, Sam

Subjects
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Educational reform -- Political aspects -- Educational aspects, Utah -- Education policy
Abstract

In a stinging rebuke of President Bush's signature education law, the Republican-dominated Utah Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that orders state officials to ignore provisions of the federal law […]

Published
2005

20. If states win, kids may lose

Subjects
Education and state -- Cases, Education -- Standards, Education -- Laws, regulations and rules, Education -- Cases, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, United States -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy, Connecticut -- Education policy, Company legal issue, Government regulation
Published
2005

21. Schools are states' domain

Author

Dayton, Margaret and Harrington, Patti

Subjects
Education and state -- Cases, Education -- Standards, Education -- Cases, Education -- Laws, regulations and rules, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Utah -- Education policy, United States -- Education policy, Government regulation, Company legal issue
Published
2005

22. Fixing 'No Child Left Behind'

Subjects
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Education -- Finance, United States -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy
Abstract

The United States has historically viewed public education as a local issue, so the federal government has looked the other way when the states have damaged the national interest by […]

Published
2005

23. Education Law Finds Few Fans in Utah

Author

Dillon, Sam

Subjects
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Government regulation, Standardized tests -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy
Abstract

Utah was poised to deliver a rebuke to President Bush's No Child Left Behind law this week when the state's Republican governor stepped off the plane after a visit to […]

Published
2005

24. Utah Delays A Challenge To Federal Law

Author

Dillon, Sam

Subjects
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Education and state, Education law, Utah -- Education policy
Abstract

After weeks of legislative brinksmanship and behind-the-scenes negotiations with federal officials, Republican leaders in Utah said on Tuesday that they would delay action on a bill that has attracted nationwide […]

Published
2005

26. Utah House Rebukes Bush With Its Vote On School Law

Author

Dillon, Sam

Subjects
United States -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy
Abstract

In a rebuke to the Bush administration, the Utah House voted yesterday to prohibit the state's education authorities from using any local money to comply with the president's signature education […]

Published
2004

27. School voucher referendum defeated in Utah

Author

Bradley, Jada

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Educational vouchers -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies, Law, Political science
Published
2008

29. Utah Searches For 529 Recordkeeper

Author

Heuer, Max

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, 529 plans (Investments) -- Laws, regulations and rules, 529 plans (Investments) -- Government finance, Government regulation, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business
Abstract

Utah has issued a request for proposals for a recordkeeper to its $2.2 billion 529 plan. Utah has issued a request for proposals for a recordkeeper to its $2.2 billion [...]

Published
2007

30. A voucher defeat in Utah

Author

Schaeffer, Adam B.

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Education and state -- Analysis, Educational vouchers -- Laws, regulations and rules, Referendum -- Analysis, School, Choice of -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2007

31. The union libel

Subjects
Utah -- Education, Utah -- Political aspects, Utah -- Education policy, Academic achievement -- Standards, Children -- Education, Education -- United States, Education -- Standards, Education and state -- Forecasts and trends, Education and state -- Political aspects, Educational vouchers -- Laws, regulations and rules, Educational vouchers -- Economic aspects, Educational vouchers -- Demonstrations and protests, Teachers -- Political activity, Teachers' unions -- Political activity, Market trend/market analysis, Government regulation, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2007

32. School-choice strategy

Author

Rich, Howard S.

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Education law -- Interpretation and construction, Education and state -- Analysis, Education and state -- Forecasts and trends, School, Choice of -- Analysis, School, Choice of -- Forecasts and trends, School, Choice of -- Laws, regulations and rules, Market trend/market analysis, Government regulation, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2007

33. State associations help elect allies, defeat vouchers

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Virginia -- Education policy, Educational vouchers -- Laws, regulations and rules, Education, Government regulation, Education policy, Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Utah voters recently defeated what may have been the nation's most comprehensive education voucher program. Referendum I failed with more than 60 percent of voters in every county. 'We believe [...]

Published
2008

34. Seeing red (and blue)

Subjects
Utah -- Education policy, Education law -- Interpretation and construction, Federal aid to education -- Laws, regulations and rules, Education, Compulsory -- Laws, regulations and rules, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Education, Government regulation, Education policy, Interpretation and construction, Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Is common sense coming back? After three years and much agony, a national consensus is emerging that the so-called No Child Left Behind law needs major changes, not just small [...]

Published
2005

35. Florida and Utah win state innovation awards

Subjects
Education Commission of the States -- Achievements and awards, Administrative agencies -- Achievements and awards, Florida -- Education policy, Utah -- Education policy
Published
2005

36. Unable to compromise, Utah resorts to dual accountability

Author

Shek, Katherine

Subjects
United States. Department of Education -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Educational accountability -- Laws, regulations and rules, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Utah -- Education policy, Government regulation
Published
2005

37. Teachers hesitant to discuss medication with parents

Author

Arundel, Kara

Subjects
Special needs students -- Care and treatment, Special needs students -- Health aspects, School employees -- Laws, regulations and rules, Psychiatric consultation -- Laws, regulations and rules, Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of2004, Utah -- Education policy, Government regulation
Published
2005

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