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A lawmaker is concerned about liability and teachers’ limited time, but others worry a potty-training requirement would leave some students behind academically.
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Contentious bills were once again taken up in the opening weeks of the legislative session, a move we can expect more of in the future.
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The social media post from a Utah State Board of Education member “broke my heart,” said Rachel van der Beek, the student-athlete’s mother.
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Senate President Stuart Adams and Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla appeared together during Senate media availability to present a united front. When asked about impeachment, Adams said “I think we're looking at those issues.”
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Instead of equity in education, the amended rule now focuses on “equal opportunity” — a phrase that comes from the new law recently signed by the governor.
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If this funding request is approved, the quick growth of Utah’s voucher program follows the trend of what’s happened in many other states with voucher programs.
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Much like they did last year, Utah’s supermajority legislature front-loaded its contentious bills to the opening days of the 45-day work session.
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The measure signed into law Tuesday by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox passed the state House and Senate by wide, party-line majorities, and Cox previously voiced his support.
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The parents allege a key member of the Salt Lake City School District closure study process had significant conflicts of interest because his wife is a principal at a school not chosen for closure.
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Equal Opportunity Initiatives sailed through both chambers in the first two weeks of the 2024 General Session.
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A day after softening the bill, Sen. Dan McCay added another substitution that returned many of the House version’s restrictions.
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The bill continues to restrict transgender kids in public K-12 schools from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.