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      2012 Utah Highlights

      • Utah showed great online leadership with the passing of SB65 which through the Statewide Online Education Program allows funding to follow the student, expands access to online learning and allows multiple providers to be authorized to offer online courses.
      • Utah modeled its expansion of digital learning off the 10 Elements of High-Quality Digital Learning.

      Current Strengths and Reform Opportunities

      • Utah could improve already strong instruction standards by including student-performance data in teacher effectiveness evaluations.
      • By completing the remaining 3 actions of Data Quality Campaign’s 10 State Actions, Utah will ensure effective use of data statewide.

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      Resources for Utah

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      When the Stars Align in Support of Learning . . .

      By: Karla Phillips There is one key area where K-12 and higher education policy intersect—teacher preparation. Higher education needs college and career ready graduates while K-12 turns around and asks for better equipped teachers. I think it’s safe to say that there is broad agreement on the importance and impact a great teacher can make—a…

      8 Dec 2014
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      Join Us at the 2014 National Summit on Education Reform

      Dear Friends, Today, registration opens for the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s seventh annual National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C., November 20 – 21, 2014. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision.  The site of our summit, the Marriott Wardman Park, hosted Thurgood Marshall the evening before he appeared before the U.S….

      6 Oct 2014
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      2014 National Summit on Education Reform – Don’t Miss This Opportunity

      Dear Friends, Mark your calendars to join Governor Jeb Bush and ExcelinEd on November 20-21 for our 7th annual National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C.! While I say it every year, I have no doubt this will be our best summit yet. Governor Bush will open the summit with a breakfast keynote on…

      1 Oct 2014
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      In Plain English: UT SB 284

      Summary Utah SB 284 (Open States or Utah Legislature) modifies provisions relating to the deployment of whole-school one-to-one educational technology in public schools and appropriates funds to support this legislation. Legislative Analysis UT SB 284 contains several modifications to the Smart School Technology Program. The legislation: removes the repeal date for the program, which was…

      1 Apr 2014
           

      In Plain English: UT SB 260

      Summary Utah SB 260 (Open States or Utah Legislature) amends provisions and appropriates funds for public school early education programs, including the K-3 Reading Improvement Program and the Enhanced Kindergarten Program. Legislative Analysis UT SB 260 makes several changes to public school early education programs. The bill appropriates a total of $4,700,000 from the Education…

      1 Apr 2014