(KCPW News) House Speaker Becky Lockhart has withdrawn her signature one-to-one initiative to inundate Utah classrooms with laptops and tablet computers. The bill died over the weekend during a budget dispute between the House and Senate. Lockhart was asking for $200 million in the first year of the program, but the Senate initially offered only $26…
(KCPW News) Recent data from the Utah Department of Workforce Services has the state’s unemployment rate down to 3.9%, the lowest it’s been since 2008. In a press conference on Friday, Governor Gary Herbert took the opportunity to shine light on the positive economic numbers, and also answered questions over his ongoing back-and-forth with the…
(KCPW News) A much-heralded plan to introduce more technology in Utah’s classrooms was heard in a legislative committee on Wednesday. Dubbed the Public Education Modernization Act, the bill received a favorable recommendation by a 13-1 vote. But the proposal, which could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars, did see a fair amount of debate…
(KCPW News) In a press conference on Wednesday, Governor Gary Herbert expressed some difference in opinion with Utah legislators on several key issues. Taking questions from members of the media, Herbert spent much of his time addressing the topic of Medicaid expansion. In particular, Herbert was asked what he thought of a $35 million House…
(KCPW News) A bill that would extend preschool to at-risk students gained the favor of a House committee on Thursday after about an hour of deliberation. HB 96 would fund an initiative to provide early childhood education programs offered by either public or private entities. Republican Rep. Greg Hughes, the sponsor of HB 96, said…
(KCPW News) In preparation for the Utah legislative session convening next week, Democrats from the House of Representatives and Senate held a press conference on Tuesday to summarize their priorities. Senator Gene Davis of District 3 began the press conference by saying the Democratic Party has to move away from partisan politics and focus on…
(KCPW News) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, created in 1983, has become an occasion to recognize the highest virtues embodied by Dr. King: equality, justice, civil disobedience, peace, tolerance, diversity. Passing those virtues off to future generations was the focus today at East High School in Salt Lake City. High school and college students, among…
(KCPW News) In an annual state policy report card, Utah wasn’t given much to be proud of. The state received an overall grade of D+. StudentsFirst, an organization led by former Washington D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, looked at issues such as teaching quality, parental choice, and wise management of schools. While a D+…
(KCPW News) Students at Hunter High School in West Valley competed in the sixth annual Fastest Geek Contest on Friday. Students who entered put their computer-building skills to the test by reassembling a desktop computer as quickly as possible. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham witnessed the battle of the speedy geeks.
(KCPW News) Governor Gary Herbert held a first-ever after-school faculty meeting on Wednesday. The education summit was meant to shed light on Utah’s goals for education policy. In particular, the governor’s PACE plan was discussed. The PACE plan aims for 66% of all working-age Utahns to hold a post-secondary degree by 2020. Herbert addressed the…
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