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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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 
On Friday’s meeting, the Utah State Board of Education: Reviewed the Utah Legislature’s budget proposal for public education as well as the potential cuts to public education that may come later this year due to federal sequestration. Superintendent Martell Menlove noted that Utah’s public schools did very well in preliminary budgeting matters this year. Invited educators and concerned parents from throughout the state to attend one of the regional meetings to discuss Utah’s new computer-adaptive testing system dubbed SAGE or Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence. . . . → Read More 
Read the last of the questions and answers taken from a discussion with district superintendents and student services directors about teachers’, employees’ and school visitors’ rights to have guns on school property. The answers are specific to Utah law. . . . → Read More 
School grading bill advances out of committee. Drowning your sorrows in gin won’t help Utah schools, but will still help Utah school lunches. Teachers won’t have to tell parents if they’re carrying a gun. Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Rounup for March 7. . . . → Read More
The Utah State Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Friday, March 8 at the Utah State Office of Education, 250 E. 500 South, Salt Lake City. Highlights of this Board meeting include: Signing a memorandum of understanding with the Navajo Department of Diné Education on use of assessment data of Navajo students. . . . → Read More 
In today’s news: Whither cohesive public education policy in the legislature? Should classroom-level student data be available to everyone? Standard looks at the costs of the federal land fight.Sen. Osmond’s preschool bill comes up for a hearing today. GED program will be changing. Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Roundup for March 14. . . . → Read More 
The Utah State Office of Education (USOE) will have regional meetings to provide updated information and respond to questions about the new computer adaptive assessment system that will be implemented in the spring of 2014. . . . → Read More  2 comments  Assessment, Charter Schools, Community Partners, Districts, Education Stakeholders, Educators, Parents, Public Education Governance, School Law and Legislation, Schools, Special Education, Students, Superintendent, Teaching and Learning, Utah State Board of Education, Utah State Office of Education  AIR, Computer Adaptive Testing 
Here’s an update of some of the education-related bills discussed and debated during week five of the 2013 Utah legislative session. . . . → Read More |
    
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