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In today’s ENR: There may be a surplus in the state’s education fund. Jordan is going to need how many more schools? Granite to make cuts to balance its budget. There’s some local follow up to yesterday’s report on teacher prep program quality. Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Roundup for June 19. . . . → Read More 
In today’s ENR: Salt Lake County Mayor turns his attention to education. Utah County Health Department opens up an electronic conversation about sex and sex ed. Utah State Board of Education Member David Thomas offers his take on the Common Core. Will Rep. Bishop play a role in the ESEA reauthorization debate? Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Roundup for June 18. . . . → Read More 
In today’s ENR: D-News looks at online education in Utah. Hillcrest High gets bigger. New suicide prevention programs are coming online. Wall Street Journal looks at growth in the International Baccalaureate program. Sen. Alexander claims Democrats want a national school board. Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Roundup for June 17. . . . → Read More In today’s news roundup: UHSAA agrees on insurance for student athletes. There’s both local and national follow up to Goldman Sachs and Chicago investor J.B. Pritzker’s investment plan for pre-school in Utah. Will there be more government-financed preschool nationally? Secretary Duncan slams NCLB. AP adds a computer science test. Universities are offering football scholarships to eighth graders? . . . → Read More Education 6 by wrightbrosfan/CC/flickr Today’s Top Picks: Will Utah make its 66 by 2020 goal? http://goo.gl/yJQ6s (SLT) and http://goo.gl/dqLDb (OSE) and http://goo.gl/pZT3N (PDH) and http://goo.gl/13Rxa (SGS) and http://goo.gl/J1vSy (KUTV) and http://goo.gl/1ja7C (NYT) or a copy of the report http://goo.gl/fwPX1 (Lumina Foundation) Fordham issues a science standards grade. Utah is in the top third of . . . → Read More In today’s news roundup: State Board of Education would like the Governor and Legislature to take another look at the school grading bill. Rod Decker looks at the Legislature’s education task force. KSL looks at the new suicide prevention program in Utah. Utah’s dual immersion program gets some major props in North Dakota. Should every student take Algebra II? . . . → Read More In today’s news roundup: Digital divide? Ogden finds funds to hire library media specialists. Cache ranks well in new school survey. The U’s Natalie Gochnour whispers “sic transit gloria mundi” in Utah’s ear. One NCLB rewrite down. Texas turns down the volume on standardized tests. . . . → Read More In today’s News Roundup: How will Utah get more women to enter STEM fields? Classified employees in Nebo unhappy with new budget. American Prep will take over Liberty Academy. And it went uncovered by the local media, but the Utah State Board of Education added handwriting to Utah’s English language arts core standards. Utah State Board of Education Member Tami Pyfer answers Sen. Weiler on Common Core issue. Ed Week takes a look at the three bills jostling to replace NCLB. Will the immigration bill help STEM education funding? . . . → Read More 
In today’s ENR: Congratulations to Joel Coleman, new superintendent at USDB. And to Ember Conley, new superintendent in Park City. Will teachers see a pay cut? Washington’s Post and Times looks at the dueling bills to replace NCLB. Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Roundup for June 7. . . . → Read More |
    
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