Q&A: Service Animals at School

By William Spiegel, on November 16th, 2012%
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 parent wants to know if her daughter can take a seeing-eye dog to school as part of his training . The answer and how to submit your question are in the Nov. 16 UPPAC’s Q&A. . . . → Read More

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Session’s end looms, dozens of education bills still in play

By Elizabeth Ziegler, on March 7th, 2011%
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This is the last week of the legislative session, which ends Thursday at the stroke of midnight. And this means lawmakers are working at a frenzied pace to finish before time runs out. . . . → Read More

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Provisional teacher bill heads to governor, other ed bills pass and some fail

By Elizabeth Ziegler, on March 1st, 2011%
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A bill reinforcing that provisional teachers are at-will employees and districts don’t need to provide cause for their termination is on its way to the governor after the Utah Legislature passed it this morning. Also read about the other bills that have passed and those that haven’t since our last legislative update. . . . → Read More

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