Utah’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction Martell Menlove is retiring, and the questions raised by his exit from the State Office of Education don’t have anything to do with the LDS mission he may serve with his wife. Selected unanimously by the state school board after just ninety minutes of deliberation in 2012, the process of Menlove’s […]
Raise License Standards to Keep Criminals and Predators Out of Utah Classrooms
November 7, 2013 by
A recent rise of stories in the news about teachers sexually abusing students has many wondering why the Utah State Office of Education is lining up defense attorneys to protect bad-acting teachers rather than children. Recently, Brianne L. Altice, 34, a teacher at Davis High School, was arrested on suspicion of having sex with one of […]
Utah’s School Grading moves education the right direction
September 14, 2013 by
Maybe the Utah legislature really does hate public education. Or maybe the legislature just wants to make it easier for parents to know how their school is doing. On September 1, Utah’s public schools received grades based on criteria set by the Utah legislature and set down in statute. For the first time ever, parents […]
Jones’ proposed tax increase hurts families with children
August 26, 2013 by
Senator Pat Jones proposal to raise taxes on families with children to send more money to Utah teachers sounds like a way to boost education dollars. In reality, Jones’ $400 million proposal takes from those who need it most: Parents with children. If passed, the bill would create jobs in education and allow schools to […]
It’s time to take politics out of the State Lands Trust Fund
August 2, 2013 by
At a meeting on August 2, 2013, the Utah State Board of Education voted unanimously to seek legislation that would change how the $1.6 billion trust fund is managed, moving management from the Utah Treasurer’s office to an independent board of financial professionals. What if you heard someone say “If Utah had run this trust the […]
Time to end race preference policies in higher education
June 26, 2013 by
Perhaps it’s time that we acknowledge that the affirmative action policies of institutions of higher education, often excused as pursuing diversity for diversity’s sake, are actually doing more harm than good. First emerging during the 1960s, Presidents Kennedy and Johnson signed executive orders calling for “affirmative action” by government employers to prevent discrimination based on […]
Will Prosperity 2020 reach its goals? [Contributor]
May 29, 2013 by
Rhett Wilkinson is a lead project manager for The Exoro Group, a public affairs firm in Salt Lake City. A senior in journalism and liberal arts at Utah State University, he has previously interned in Utah Congressional and Gubernatorial offices and for the Deseret News. Opinions are his own. Prosperity 2020 has a few […]
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