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Teacher Pay, Common Core Standards Among Top Education Issues this Session

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Without fail, there’s always one issue that dominates much of the discussion during the Utah Legislature’s annual session: public education. This year, issues like reforming teacher contracts, dramatically changing how education dollars are spent and the Common Core standards adopted by the State Board of Education have been debated in the House and Senate. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson sat down with State Superintendent Larry Shumway at his office in Salt Lake City.

Dr. Larry Shumway, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

(KCPW News) Without fail, there’s always one issue that dominates much of the discussion during the Utah Legislature’s annual session: public education. This year, issues like reforming teacher contracts, dramatically changing how education dollars are spent and the Common Core standards adopted by the State Board of Education have been debated in the House and Senate. So what does Utah’s top education official think of all this, with just two days left in the session? KCPW’s Jeff Robinson sat down with State Superintendent Larry Shumway at his office in Salt Lake City.

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