Education News Roundup: May 12, 2013

2013 Living Traditions Festival

In today’s ENR: State Charter Board looks at school performance. State GOP convention will look at Common Core tomorrow. Common Core commentary. And how the Common Core is playing out on the national scene. And this may be a long list of links, but at least it includes a Letterman top 10 reasons for becoming a teacher. Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Roundup for May 17. . . . → Read More

UPPAC Open Positions

"Pencil and Ink" by My Name is Rom/CC/flickr

Want to be involved in maintaining and promoting a high standard of ethics among Utah educators? State Superintendent Martell Menlove is taking nominations for positions on the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission. . . . → Read More

Vote for Maggie!

STEM

Maggie, a seventh grade science teacher at Sand Ridge Junior High in Roy, “Vants to Teach You About Blood” and win $5000 for her school. . . . → Read More

Stories from Utah Classrooms

1:1 classroom students with laptops

Many educators have been exposed to the instructional shifts required by the new mathematics standards, and transitioning to these shifts can be a challenge. . . . → Read More

Charter Schools’ Performance Data

Utah Charter Schools

Utah State Charter School Board has gathered baseline information on the academic, financial and governance performance of Utah’s 81 charter schools. The data will be collected going forward to give the board better insight into the performance of Utah’s charter schools. . . . → Read More

Education News Roundup: May 10, 2013

Utah Core Standards Fact vs. Fiction Image

Just in time to get everyone caught up this week, ENR will be off until May 15. But, hey, you’ve got enough to read between yesterday and today to keep you enthralled for at least that long. Look forward to the old, regularly daily schedule late next week. ENR looks forward to it, too. Really. . . . → Read More

CTE Scholarship and Tuition Award Recipients

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholarships and Tuition Awards banquet

Congratulations to these students in Career and Technical Education programs across the state on their well-deserved recognition. They were honored during the 27th Annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholarships and Tuition Awards at Salt Lake Community College on May 1. . . . → Read More

Education News Roundup: May 9, 2013

"Standarized Test" by Biologycorner/CC/flickr

ENR apologizes for the delay in getting this abbreviated (abbreviated?) version of the roundup out. Life and work got hectic. Here are the stories from the Tribune, Deseret News and Standard-Examiner for the past 10 days or so. More will come tomorrow. . . . → Read More

Utah Core and Student/Teacher Data Resolutions

Utah Core Standards Fact vs. Fiction Image

The Utah State Board of Education has approved two resolutions relating to the core standards and student and teacher data security and sharing. . . . → Read More