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Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline faced calls to resign after lawmakers said she bullied a student on social media has lost her nomination for reelection. She needed at least 40% of the delegate votes at the Salt Lake County Republican Convention, but fell short of that threshold Saturday.
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Across the country, book bans and attempted bans have soared to the highest levels in decades.
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Kindergarten vaccination rates have fallen well below recommended herd immunity levels. With cases popping up across the nation, a district health official said Utah schools “are sitting ducks” for a measles outbreak.
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Since the Latino Parent Leaders group started a couple of years ago, the number of students passing end-of-year tests at a Heber City, Utah, middle school has gone up.
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The Iron County School Board retired the name in 2019, but on March 26 the board voted to put the issue on the ballot as soon as possible.
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The Alpine School District is currently exploring breaking up into two or three new districts. The issue could be on the November ballot.
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“The ‘microschooling’ term definitely means different things to different people. And it’s still evolving,” said Tulane University economics professor Douglas Harris.
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The Utah State Board of Education has debated requiring that school districts hand over this information to charters. Without any agreement, they’re going back to the drawing board
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Lawmakers increased Utah’s per-pupil funding by 5%, which is 1.2% more than they were required to increase it.
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Gun violence prevention advocates are calling on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they say could place children in harm’s way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus.
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Utah lawmakers passed a recording-breaking 591 bills during the 2024 legislative session. Gov. Spencer Cox has until March 21 to either sign or veto them. If he does neither, the laws automatically go into effect.
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The bill requires all schools to either have a school resource officer, an armed security guard, an armed and trained employee or “school guardian.”