‘Kids are not coming’: Utah schools see attendance dip after Trump admin change allows ICE on campuses
Salt Lake County classrooms are looking a little emptier in the weeks since President Donald Trump’s administration allowed ICE and CBP officers to make arrests in schools. A mix of fear and illness ...
Hundreds, including teachers, rally in Salt Lake to urge veto of 'Union Busting' bill
Hundreds of people, many of them teachers, rallied in the state Capitol Rotunda late Friday afternoon, urging Gov. Spencer Cox to veto the labor bill that would ...
Utah bans a 16th book from public schools. Here’s what it’s about.
Another book has been added to Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state. The list now covers ...
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Bill mandating firearm safety instruction in public schools passes through Utah House committee
A bill that would require the Utah State Board of Education to establish standards for mandated firearm safety instruction in ...
Senate abandons compromise with unions, passes ban on public sector collective bargaining
This story has been updated. The Utah Senate narrowly passed a bill mired in controversy Thursday that strips public sector ...
Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Labor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no ...
Utah schools, public entities holding billions in 'reserves', after getting COVID money
Utah state treasurer Marlo Oaks said federal COVID money sparked big increases of billions in "reserves" held by school ...
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Utah bill barring cellphone use in schools unanimously passes Senate committee
A Utah Senate committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill that would prohibit students from using cellphones or smart watches ...
Businesses close, children skip school for ‘a day without immigrants’ protest
Organizers said they have tracked 250 businesses nationwide that were closed Monday in solidarity with immigrants.
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My High School Wanted to Expand Opportunities for Low-Income Students. Did It Limit Them Instead?
A well-meaning effort to increase educational equity in Utah might not be helping those most in need. But there are ways to ...
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Should certain topics be off the table between students and therapists? Some Utah lawmakers think so
A panel of Utah lawmakers advanced a bill that would allow parents to make certain subjects taboo in conversations between their child and a school therapist, over concerns from many mental health ...
Bill to end collective bargaining for public unions one step closer to law; senator promises changes
A bill to ban public sector unions from collective bargaining is one step closer to becoming law after passing the Utah ...