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After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test www.the74million.org/article/afte...

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Despite public employees begging for a veto, Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a ban that prohibits Utah's public labor unions from collective bargaining. www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

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BREAKING: Gov. Cox signed HB267, which makes it impossible for Utah’s public labor unions to collectively bargain. Here’s the short statement he released.

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

SLC plans to tear down murals honoring people killed by police in order to redevelop the Fleet Block. Families with a loved one painted on the walls say the loss is devastating: “It's almost like the time when they died, them taking them down." www.kuer.org/race-religio...

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Frustrated Utahns filled the state capitol today to call on Gov. Cox to veto HB267. That bill ends collective bargaining for the state’s public labor unions. Their chants of “Veto! Veto!” could be heard throughout the building. www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

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The Utah Senate PASSED HB267, a bill that strips teachers, firefighters, and other public employees of their ability to collectively bargain through unions. GOP leadership abandoned a proposal that would have allowed some collective bargaining. www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Utah lawmakers might go back to their original plan to ban collective bargaining for public labor unions. Here’s the latest on HB267 www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

A new version of HB267 would allow Utah's public labor unions to collectively bargain IF a majority of employees vote for a union to represent them. Recertification would be required every five years. www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

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Here’s what’s up with Utah’s public labor union bill. The current version of HB267 that passed in the Senate today, 18-10, would ban those unions from collective bargaining. But it has to be voted on by the Senate one more time and there could be changes . www.kuer.org/politics-gov...

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The Nation's Report Card is out today. Here's how Utah students did. While Utah largely outperformed national averages, 4th and 8th grade math and reading scores are still below pre-pandemic levels. www.kuer.org/education/20...

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Today, "Like a Love Story" by Abdi Nazemian was added to the list of books banned in all Utah public schools. This book was reported by the Davis, Jordan and Washington Co. school districts.

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Utah has banned its 15th book from all public schools in the state. "Damsel" by Elana K. Arnold was added to the list after being reported by Davis, Park City and Washington Co. school districts. Here is the full list of banned titles: usbe-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/person...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Well hey, it's our first @kuer.org fund drive on bsky! Can you help keep the newsroom thriving in 2025 with a year-end donation? #publicradio www.kuer.org

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Utah wants 70% of third grade students reading at grade level by 2027. Only 48% of third graders met that mark in the 2023-2024 school year. That's about as the same as the year before. www.kuer.org/education/20...

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14 books have already been pulled from all of Utah's K-12 public schools under a new law. But those aren't the only titles that were reported to the State Board of Education. I requested the full list of reported books and here's what I found. www.kuer.org/education/20...

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