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Utah has a low teacher vacancy rate, according to a recent Kem C. Gardner policy report. But 13% of the state’s teachers are “underqualified.”
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Viewmont High School teacher Carly Maloney was selected by a committee of representatives from parent and teacher advocacy organizations, charter schools, the Utah State Board of Education and the 2023 teacher of the year.
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Those helping to implement the science of reading instruction in Utah are hopeful the state will be able to get to 70% proficiency by 2027.
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Utah is one of only two states to join the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, which some proponents argue will help with the teacher shortage.
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“I would say all teachers use their own money at some point,” said Utah Education Association President Renée Pinkney. “I know that a lot of elementary teachers, they spend an awful lot of their own money.”
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The goal is to get 70% of Utah third graders reading at grade level by 2027.
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Educators are exhausted these days. Schools in the Mountain West are dealing with extreme staff shortages that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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The latest Utah news from Friday morning, Oct. 15, 2021
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The latest Utah news from Thursday morning, Oct. 7, 2021.
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Governor Gary Herbert on Wednesday laid out his vision for education and solving Utah’s teacher shortage problem. At KUED’s monthly news conference the…
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The Utah State Board of Education is considering a new path to getting a teaching license in Utah. But some lawmakers and education groups aren’t ready to…
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Utah education officials will convene this summer to take a deeper look at why the state is having trouble recruiting and keeping teachers in the…