Arts Education Awards Winners

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The Utah State Office of Education today announced the winners of the inaugural Sorenson Legacy Awards for Excellence in Arts Education, honoring educators, administrators, and volunteers who have demonstrated a commitment to providing arts education in Utah public schools. . . . → Read More

Utah, Navajo Nation to Sign MOU

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Representatives from the Utah State Board of Education and the Utah Governor’s Office will meet Friday with representatives from the Navajo Nation to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing the Navajo Nation access to assessment data of Navajo students in Utah. . . . → Read More

State Superintendent Media Availability

Martell Menlove

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Martell Menlove will be available to answer media questions about the 2013 legislative session and public education on Wednesday, March 13 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Beehive Room in the East Senate Building on Capitol Hill. . . . → Read More

CTE Virtual Healthcare Interactive

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More than 300 Utah high school students will partake in a virtual healthcare live broadcast this Thursday.

The Utah State Office of Education and Intermountain Healthcare will provide 343 Career and Technical Education students an opportunity to watch a prerecorded, artificial-knee surgery and to discuss it with surgeons and physicians.

See the news release below for . . . → Read More

Utah’s 2012 AP Exam Results

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The College Board today announced that with one out of five members of the class of 2012 passing an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, Utah ranked eleventh in the nation for percentage of students passing AP exams. . . . → Read More

MLK Essay/Video Award Winners

"Utah’s 2013 MLK Essay and Video Award Winners" by Tina Morandy

The Utah State Office of Education today announced the winners for the state’s 29th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay and Video contest. See who took the top honors. . . . → Read More

A Moment of Silence

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Here’s a copy of Gov. Gary Herbert’s news release asking Utahns to join others in moment of silence in honor of the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary. . . . → Read More

Vocabulary Test Results

Utah was just one of 18 states where both fourth and eighth grade students scored higher than the national average on the vocabulary results from the 2009 and 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading assessments, the U.S. Department of Education reported today. . . . → Read More

2012-13 Title I Reward Schools

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The Utah State Office of Education is pleased to recognize the following Title I schools for their outstanding performance. Congratulations! . . . → Read More