Marilee Coles-Ritchie: The Anti-Racist Policies and Practices We Need Now
Marilee Coles-Ritchie is a teacher educator in Utah. She wrote this advice for her fellow educators and other concerned citizens in Utah but it is...
Category : Utah
Utah: Governor Vetoes Voucher Proposal
Listening to educators and the state school board, Governor Gary Herbert vetoed a voucher program for students with special needs. Critics pointed out that the...
Utah: Charter Enrollment Declines for First Time in a Decade
Charter enrollment declined in Utah for the first time in at least a decade, and no new charters opened. Enrollment at Utah’s charter schools —...
Utah: Two New Charter Schools May Close by End of Year
Two new charter schools in Utah have been warned that they may have to close by the end of the year, due to low...
Utah: Charter-Friendly Legislator Makes Millions from Helping Charters
Salt Lake City station KUTV noticed that the charter industry has a good friend in the Legislature. He has made millions from charter schools....
Utah Picks a Trouble-Plagued Testing Company to Operate State Tests for $44 Million
Utah state education officials knew that Questar had a problem-filled record, but they picked it anyway and gave it a contract for $44 million. From...
Utah: Expose of Legislators Who Are Cashing in on the Charter Industry
State Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (Dist. 10) is one of the foremost experts on charter schools in the state legislature. That makes sense given that he...
Mercedes Schneider: DeVos Denies Utah Parents their Right to Opt Out
Betsy DeVos claims to be an advocate for parental rights. She is not. Utah passed a law recognizing the right of parents to opt their...
Utah: Charter Association Training Teachers to Fight Active Shooter “with Their Bare Hands”
Well, here is a creative alternative to arming teachers, which most teachers oppose. “The Utah Association of Public Charter Schools recently brought on YouTactical founder,...
Utah Legislator Who Sponsored Charter Bill: They Are a “Grave Disappointment”
The legislator who launched charter schools in Utah declared that they are a “grave disappointment” to him. Sen. Howard Stephenson, sponsor of the laws that...