Utah State Board of Education

Chris Agnew, director del Generative AI for Education Hub (Centro de Inteligencia Artificial Generativa para la Educación) en la Universidad de Stanford, calificó el enfoque de Utah hacia la inteligencia artificial en la educación como uno de los más coordinados y estratégicos del país.

Chris Agnew, director of the Generative AI for Education Hub at Stanford University, called Utah’s approach to AI in education one of the most coordinated and strategic in the country.

In January, the Utah State Board of Education said students could not bring banned books to campus — even their own copies. But after more legal review, the board is reversing course.

Some of the grants being withheld are for English language learners and before- and after- school programs. The Trump administration said it needed to review them.

School psychologist Naomi Varuso said she’s observed a “severe increase in aggressive behavior — not just verbal aggression, but physical aggression.”

Hart succeeds Sydnee Dickson as Utah’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, the chief executive in charge of statewide education.

The High Quality School Readiness program pays for at-risk children to attend preschool, but it only serves 3% of Utah 4-year-olds.

The resolution, which drew attention online and hundreds of messages to board members, called on schools to get rid of any remaining DEI practices. Utah’s anti-DEI law was passed in 2024.

“We can't post policemen at every rock art or rock writing site,” said Southern Utah University's Samantha Kirkley. So the key is helping kids develop a link to the past.

While Utah largely outperformed national averages, fourth and eighth grade math and reading scores still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.

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.”

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.