It’s already widely known that Utah spends the least amount of money per student in K-12 public education. But a new report from the Utah Foundation says on top of that, the effort put into public education funding has declined significantly since 1995. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with Steve Kroes, President of the Utah Foundation, about the report’s findings.
The State Board of Education passed an emergency rule yesterday in preparation for the Statewide Public Education Online Program to go into effect July 1st. Many say SB 65, which passed during the 2011 legislative session, has a lot of unintended consequences.
The Utah Board of Education is thinking of ways to get more ways to get students thinking about going to college. One idea that’s emerged is making it mandatory for all students to take the ACT college entrance exam. It could also mean giving well performing students a separate diploma that indicates they are “college and career ready.”
The Utah Board of Education and the Legislature are working on a bill aimed at making it possible for more Utah students to go to college. Their latest ideas presented this morning Wednesday during an interim session meeting would change what tests are given to students, including making it mandatory for every Utah student to take the ACT. KCPW’s Jessica Gail explains what’s behind the new measures and how soon they could be put into place.
Construction on a $24 million facility that will one day serve as a center for integrating the arts into elementary and secondary education has begun. Tuesday, the University of Utah broke ground on the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what this means for the University and children across the state.
A new national survey produced mixed results about how people feel about a college education and how much it costs. According to the Pew Research Center, 74 percent of college graduates said their college education was useful in helping them grow intellectually, and 55 percent said it was useful in helping them prepare for a job or career.
The University of Utah is being recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Green Power Challenge” for purchasing the third-largest amount of green electricity of all the colleges and universities in the competition. That amounts to more than 85 million kilowatt-hours, or an estimated 31 percent of the university’s total power consumption.
A familiar face will serve as interim president of the University of Utah when Michael Young departs to become president of the University of Washington.
After months of speculation, an official announcement was made Monday declaring University of Utah President Michael Young as the new President of the University of Washington. KCPW’s Jessica Gail sat down with Young, as well as some of his colleagues, to see what prompted his move and where the U of U goes from here.
While some advocate for tax increases on the wealthy to increase funding to Utah schools, others say outcomes can be improved by increasing innovation. SB 65, passed this year by the state legislature allows Utah students to take their public education dollars and use them for a variety of online courses. Its critics call it little more than a backdoor voucher program; it’s supporters say it places students above systems.
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