Enough is Enough

Teaching is my life's work. I have spent 35 years in public education. It is from this perspective, as we face a record number of education-related bills in the Utah Legislature, I must respectfully say, "Enough is enough."
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Schools Need More than IPads

The needs of Utah schools are many and diverse. Lockhart is wrong if she believes, as she has said, that technology will "transform the system" by itself. If she wants to be the education candidate for governor, she should offer a way to boost revenue, not only for iPads but for early-childhood education, better teacher pay and all the other items Utah schools so desperately need.
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School Funding Not Nearly Enough

Virtually all legislators claim "public education" as their top priority when campaigning. We'd like to see them make good on that claim.
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Funding Doesn't Always Reach Classrooms

When lawmakers decided to boost per-pupil spending last year by 2 percent, many Utahns cheered, envisioning that cash raining on teachers and classrooms.

In reality, much of that money was spoken for - by the state retirement system - long before it ever hit schools, a Salt Lake Tribune investigation has found.

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School Board Seeks Public Comment on Revised Calendar

The Board of Education of the Davis School District postponed adopting a 2014-15 school year calendar during its regular meeting Tuesday.

Board members said they had heard from several patrons concerned about the proposed one-day Spring Break. District staff were then directed to draft a proposal that includes a multi-day Spring Break.

Board members would like to receive public input on that proposed calendar. To view the proposed calendar, click here. To comment, Take Survey. Comments will be taken until 4 p.m. Jan. 16

Senator looking to increase parental responsibility in schools

Sen. Aaron Osmond, R-South Jordan, has unveiled three pieces of legislation that seek to give parents more control over the education their child receives, but there is a catch. His proposal calls on parents to sign a contract that makes certain that with this newfound power comes additional responsibility.

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Schools Separate and Unequal

As a report on politico.com noted, if U.S schools with 10 percent or fewer students eligible for subsidized lunches were separated from the rest and treated as a nation, their scores would be second only to those in Shanghai in reading and science, while the math results would rank sixth in the world. That is considerably different than the 26th ranking the U.S. scored in math, 21st in science and 17th in reading.

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