Schools Not Broken

But Success Takes Work

This column appeared in the Davis County Clipper last week. Please take a minute and read it. It will make you feel better.

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Excellence in Teaching Awards

Congratulations to Melissa Atwood from Woods Cross High School for being chosen as one of the recipients of UEA's Excellence in Teaching Awards sponsored by Arch Coal. She will be honored at a special event during the upcoming UEA Convention. That makes three in a row for Woods Cross High.

Imagine

Just imagine what Utah schoolchildren and teachers could do if they had anywhere near the resources of their peers in other states.
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School Should Mean a Bright Future

The pervasive attitude on the first day of school is optimism. Children, parents and teachers all generally see the start of a school year as a beginning, an opportunity to improve, a chance to learn more, teach more and prepare for a better future. That's the way it should be.

However, in Utah, teachers and children face unique challenges. State lawmakers too often put other budget priorities - transportation comes to mind - ahead of public education. It seems conservative legislators expend more effort trying to siphon education funds to private schools than increasing revenue streams for public schools.

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Sticks and Twine are not Enough

If you have not seen this Pat Bagley cartoon yet, take a look.
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Legislature Failing Schools

Utah schools are not failing. The Utah Legislature is failing teachers, students and parents alike.  
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What are We Waiting For?

"Our education funding malaise is a ticking economic development time bomb. The billions of tax dollars Utah spends to attract firms and launch new ones will be undermined if our future workforce is unable to fill the very jobs our taxes are being used to create."

Read the Article in The Salt Lake Tribune