#uted — Public Fediverse posts

The baby bust is hitting school districts left and right. This is going to be a growing problem for #uted over the next decade. #utpol

The Utah legislature’s mandated overhaul of higher education is getting under way. College and university presidents presented their plans for what’s getting cut and what’s getting expanded: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utahs-higher-education-overhaul-is-getting-under-way #utpol #Utah #uted

Utah's System of Higher Education has adopted a resolution on "free expression" on college and university campuses. But there are some thorny issues to be worked out and it was done to get out in front of the Utah legislature: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-colleges-universities-to-implement-resolution-on-campus-free-expression #utpol #uted

NEW: The Utah System of Higher Education says today's SCOTUS decision on affirmative action will have NO impact on Utah college and university policies: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/affirmative-action-ruling-wont-impact-utah-schools-state-says #utpol #uted

ICYMI, about 200 people demonstrated at the Utah State Capitol, calling for the Bible to be put back on shelves in the Davis School District after it was removed following a book challenge under a new law about "sensitive materials:" https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/demonstrators-demand-the-bible-be-put-back-on-davis-school-district-shelves #utpol #Utah #uted

About 200 people demonstrated at the Utah State Capitol, calling for the Bible to be put back on shelves in the Davis School District. It was removed following a new law passed by the Utah legislature over "sensitive materials:" https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/demonstrators-demand-the-bible-be-put-back-on-davis-school-district-shelves #utpol #Utah #uted

Hoax threats remain a problem for Utah schools, a task force on school safety is told: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/hoax-threats-remain-a-problem-for-utah-schools-task-force-told #utpol #Utah #uted

ICYMI, Utah lawmakers are optimistic they can reach agreement with the state's largest teachers union over a proposed constitutional amendment on the earmark for education on the income tax (that would also remove the sales tax on food): https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-lawmakers-optimistic-on-deal-with-education-unions-on-constitutional-amendment #utpol #uted #Utah

Utah lawmakers are optimistic they can reach agreement with the state's largest teachers union over a proposed constitutional amendment on the earmark for education on the income tax (that would also remove the sales tax on food): https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-lawmakers-optimistic-on-deal-with-education-unions-on-constitutional-amendment #utpol #uted #Utah

ICYMI, Governor Spencer Cox and Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson call attention to public education bills, but perhaps the biggest one is still being negotiated between the Utah legislature and the state's largest teachers union: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/cox-promotes-public-education-bills-at-school-ceremony #utpol #Utah #uted

Salt Lake Tribune op-Ed on special Ed paperwork

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/02/16/suzy-ahlman-special-education/

#uted #sped

Salt Lake Tribune op-Ed on special Ed paperwork

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/02/16/suzy-ahlman-special-education/

#uted #sped

This afternoon, #utleg leaders are setting aside $400 million for tax cuts next year.

They're also boosting Utah's per-pupil funding by $135 million, which is the legally-required minimum increase to pay for inflation and enrollment increases #utpol #uted

Interesting #uted experience yesterday. Volunteering w/the PTA at kid's Elem book fair, a teacher from a well-resourced charter school came in. She was looking to purchase books (from her own $) as gifts for the kids in her 3rd grade class, and decided to raid the book fair at our Title I school of all the cheapest chapter books. Now, for the remainder of the book fair, mid-grade kids only have expensive books to choose from.
It's a nice thing to do for her kids, at the expense of our kids.