Teacher Salary

Lawmakers passed a record 575 bills this session. Democrats, however, felt like the session was historic for the wrong reasons.

While data is murky, researchers say students using vouchers nationwide are not doing better academically than their peers in public school.

It took less than two weeks for the hotly-debated bill to pass, all without the support of Democrats.

As lawmakers get back to work, the legislature will again try to balance needs, wants and big ideas with two powerful forces: the budget and a desire for tax cuts.

Cox is drawing special emphasis on both a boost in teacher pay and statewide tax relief before the release of his full budget.

Educators are exhausted these days. Schools in the Mountain West are dealing with extreme staff shortages that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Wednesday evening, Mar. 4, 2020Bluff Drilling Applications PulledAn energy company has pulled two applications to drill through the town of Bluff’s…

Salt Lake City teachers today voted to ratify a 4.1% salary increase offered by school district officials. An overwhelming number of teachers voted to…

About a hundred Salt Lake City teachers, parents and community supporters rallied on Tuesday to demand better pay. Salary negotiations between the…

As Utah faces an ongoing teacher shortage, a growing number of school districts are looking to bump up salaries as a way to recruit and retain…

Last month, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert made a plea to former public school teachers to return to the profession but a new survey shows it will take more than…

A school district just south of Salt Lake City has announced a bump in salary following Jordan’s teacher raise announcement last week. Teachers in Granite…