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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The Utah State Office of Education has recently approved a deafblind teaching endorsement. As the complex and intense needs of children with deafblindness have been recognized, so has the need for teachers with specialized training in deafblindness. . . . → Read More 
The Utah State Board of Education’s Task Force for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind will hold a public hearing on Thursday. The task force was created in February to look into the functions, responsibilities and financing of USDB. It will report back to the State Board it’s findings in June. . . . → Read More 
It’s time to submit nominations for the 2012 Teacher of the Year. The Utah State Office of Education chooses the Utah Teacher of the Year from nominees selected by local districts, charter schools and the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. The winner of the Utah award is automatically nominated for the National Teacher of the Year award. . . . → Read More 
Yesterday, a Civics Education bill the State Board of Education says is unnecessary passed the Utah Legislature. And another bill we’ve been watching closely allowing ads on school buses is also on its way to the governor’s desk. Read more about these bills and the other education bills on the move in these final days of the session. . . . → Read More 
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  Leave a comment  Educator Licensing, Utah Legislature, Utah State Board of Education, Utah State Office of Education  Bullying, Charter Schools, Cyberbullying, Deaf and Blind Education, District Divisions, Early Graduation, Education Bills, Elementary Arts, Federal Funds, Head Injuries, Higher Education Savings, Kindergarten, Partisan Elections, Property Tax, Public School Governance, Rural Schools, School Board Elections, Seismic Safety, Service Animals, Sports, State Contracts, State Employee Benefits, Teacher Evaluations, Teachers, Tobacco Products, Tort Complaints, USDB, Utah State Board of Education, Utah State Office of Education, Voter Initiatives 
This is the first day of the last full week of the Utah Legislature’s 2011 general session, which officially ends Thursday, March 10 at the stroke of midnight. The last day scheduled for committee hearings is Wednesday. And while the end is drawing very near, we have 19 new education-related bills to add to our bills to watch list. . . . → Read More Leave a comment Utah Legislature, Utah State Board of Education, Utah State Office of Education Administration, Assessment, Bullying, Charter Schools, Concurrent Enrollment, Cyberbullying, Education Funding, Education Legislation, Education Technology, Elementary Arts, Federal Education Funding, Instructional Materials, Interpreters, K-3 Reading, Kindergarten, Partisan Elections, Public Education Governance, RDA, Redevelopment Projects, School Buses, State Board Elections, Taxes, USDB, Utah Legislature, Utah State Board of Education, Utah State Office of Education, Voter Initiatives 
The State Board of Education held a legislative meeting this afternoon with bills and the education budget on the agenda. They ended with positions on five bills, the creation of an ad-hoc committee to review the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and a clearer picture of its priority list if legislative budget cuts are unavoidable. . . . → Read More |
    
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