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Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore said he’s gotten mixed messages from public unions and their members on his proposal to allow some collective bargaining. Without a consensus, he said they’ll likely press ahead with a full ban.
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“Lawmakers heard us, they heard you. And while this fight is not over, it's a testament to what's possible when public workers stand in solidarity,” Utah Education Association President Renée Pinkney said.
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Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore promised a substitute bill to allow for collective bargaining under certain circumstances. Senators took an initial vote without seeing the alternative.
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While Utah largely outperformed national averages, fourth and eighth grade math and reading scores still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.
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HB42 would allocate extra funds to schools that see a sharp increase in the number of beginner English learners.
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Even with Utah’s Republican supermajority, Democrats in the House and Senate still have priorities they hope to make progress on this session.
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Updated guidance from Utah State Board of Education staff clarifies that students can’t bring to school their personal copies of books deemed “sensitive material.”
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There have been two major cybersecurity incidents affecting Utah schools this school year. Names, addresses, birth dates, and in some cases, Social Security numbers, have been exposed.
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Teachers want more per-pupil funding to better meet the needs of students and educators. Reducing high levels of stress and burnout is another priority.
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Utah, and other Republican-led states, have fought the administration's regulations. Utah both sued over the expanded transgender protections and used a new law to invoke state sovereignty in order to disregard them.
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“It's important to have people in positions of power who have the lived experiences of a lot of these students in the district,” said 20-year-old Jackson Lewis, who is one of the newest members of the Canyons School District Board of Education.
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The deadline for the latest round of funding is Jan. 9. Local transportation directors say electric buses work well, but not perfectly.