USDB Superintendent Finalists

By Utah Public Education, on May 22nd, 2013%
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The Utah State Board of Education has named three finalists to replace retiring Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) Superintendent Steven W. Noyce. . . . → Read More

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Signing of Student Safety Bills

By Utah Public Education, on May 20th, 2013%
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Cyprus High School students and staff welcomed Gov. Gary Herbert and Utah legislators Friday for a discussion on youth suicide prevention and a ceremonial signing of bills dealing with student safety. . . . → Read More

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Vote for Maggie!

By Utah Public Education, on May 16th, 2013%
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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

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Stories from Utah Classrooms

By Diana Suddreth, on May 14th, 2013%
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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

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Parents and Utah Core Standards

By Utah Public Education, on April 30th, 2013%
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Are you a parent wondering what the new Utah Core Standards will mean for you? Here is some information you should know. . . . → Read More

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Education News Roundup: April 5, 2013

By Mark Peterson, on April 5th, 2013%
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In today’s ENR: Utah State Board of Education discourses on cursive and the core today. Channel 2 follows up on the grading schools bill. Will Ogden voters take the plunge on the Ogden and Ben Lomond high school pools? (ENR guesses that preposition could be “in” as well as “on.”) Georgia rolls out its school grading system. Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Roundup for April 5. . . . → Read More

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Q&A: Arrested for a DUI on a weekend night?

By William Spiegel, on April 5th, 2013%
Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission Q & A

The Utah State Office of Education’s legal team answers your questions about Utah’s public education system here on Fridays. In this edition a junior high teacher wants to know whether a teacher could lose his or her teaching license or job if arrested on a weekend night for a DUI. The answer and how to submit your question are in the April 5 UPPAC’s Q&A. . . . → Read More

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Apply for a Technology Grant Today

By Rick Gaisford, on March 27th, 2013%
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Utah has been awarded $50,000 from CenturyLink for classroom technology grants which demonstrate innovative uses of technology in the classroom. Here’s how you or your school can apply for a grant. . . . → Read More

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Need Credits?

By Utah Public Education, on March 19th, 2013%
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Online professional development courses for financial literacy sponsored by USOE and UEN are available beginning April 3, 2013. . . . → Read More

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