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Utah: Legislator Proposes Law to Require Social Studies Teachers to Post Lessons Online for Parents to Review

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 25, 2021October 26, 2021

October 25, 2021October 26, 2021042

State Senator Lincoln Fillmore is very worried about the teaching of “critical race theory,” although there is no evidence that anyone is teaching it in...

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Marilee Coles-Ritchie: The Anti-Racist Policies and Practices We Need Now

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 25, 2020November 26, 2020

June 25, 2020November 26, 2020055

Marilee Coles-Ritchie is a teacher educator in Utah. She wrote this advice for her fellow educators and other concerned citizens in Utah but it is...

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Utah: Governor Vetoes Voucher Proposal

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7April 3, 2020November 26, 2020

April 3, 2020November 26, 2020058

Listening to educators and the state school board, Governor Gary Herbert vetoed a voucher program for students with special needs. Critics pointed out that the...

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Utah: Charter Enrollment Declines for First Time in a Decade

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 15, 2019November 26, 2020

December 15, 2019November 26, 2020046

Charter enrollment declined in Utah for the first time in at least a decade, and no new charters opened. Enrollment at Utah’s charter schools —...

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Utah: Two New Charter Schools May Close by End of Year

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 15, 2019November 26, 2020

October 15, 2019November 26, 2020048

Two new charter schools in Utah have been warned that they may have to close by the end of the year, due to low...

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Utah: Charter-Friendly Legislator Makes Millions from Helping Charters

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7July 21, 2019November 26, 2020

July 21, 2019November 26, 2020048

Salt Lake City station KUTV noticed that the charter industry has a good friend in the Legislature. He has made millions from charter schools....

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Utah Picks a Trouble-Plagued Testing Company to Operate State Tests for $44 Million

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 7, 2019November 26, 2020

June 7, 2019November 26, 2020039

Utah state education officials knew that Questar had a problem-filled record, but they picked it anyway and gave it a contract for $44 million. From...

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Utah: Expose of Legislators Who Are Cashing in on the Charter Industry

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 8, 2019November 26, 2020

March 8, 2019November 26, 2020055

State Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (Dist. 10) is one of the foremost experts on charter schools in the state legislature. That makes sense given that he...

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Mercedes Schneider: DeVos Denies Utah Parents their Right to Opt Out

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 8, 2018December 6, 2020

June 8, 2018December 6, 2020048

Betsy DeVos claims to be an advocate for parental rights. She is not. Utah passed a law recognizing the right of parents to opt their...

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Utah: Charter Association Training Teachers to Fight Active Shooter “with Their Bare Hands”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7April 17, 2018December 6, 2020

April 17, 2018December 6, 2020051

Well, here is a creative alternative to arming teachers, which most teachers oppose. “The Utah Association of Public Charter Schools recently brought on YouTactical founder,...

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