Utah Teachers

While Copper Hills High School teacher Amanda Thomas appreciates the policy, she told the board, “I really don’t want that responsibility and liability.”

Sayre Posey is known for her engaging U.S. history lessons at Northwest Middle School in Salt Lake City.

Here’s what the end of the school year looked like for one group of Eagle Mountain students as they finished their last full day of elementary school.

Lawmakers increased Utah’s per-pupil funding by 5%, which is 1.2% more than they were required to increase it.

Gun violence prevention advocates are calling on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they say could place children in harm’s way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus.

The problem Utah educators have with the bill is that it doesn’t provide any state funding to make up for the funds schools will lose.

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.”

A 2022 law directed the Utah State Board of Education to put literacy coaches in schools with low literacy rates.

The report from the National Council on Teacher Quality gave the test that Utah uses a “strong” rating, while 29 other states got a “weak” rating.

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.

Elizabeth Grant is now the fifth superintendent to lead the district since 2020.

The bill that includes a pay raise for teachers and also creates a school voucher program is moving to the full Senate, its last hurdle before going to the governor.