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      State Highlights

      This year, the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card features individual State Policy Profiles, examining some of the 422 pieces of digital learning legislation enacted over the past four years. Utah’s 2013 Student Achievement Backpack (UT SB 82) is featured as an example of data backpack policies. To learn more, read the State Policy Profile for Utah in the full Report Card.

      • The Statewide Online Education Program saw enrollment increases of more than 300% last year, based on number of course requests of any credit value.
      • In part this was due to extension of eligibility to home and private school students.
      • Most students choose to enroll in maximum allowable number of credits.

      Read more about legislation passed in Utah from 2014.

      Report Card 2014

      Resources for Utah

      DLN State Report 3.22.2013

      Colorado Bill: SB 139 Status: 03/19/2013 – Senate Third Reading Passed; Introduced In House – Assigned to Education Relevant Elements: 1, 8 SB 139 passed the Senate on March 19 and is now in the House Education Committee. It would add requirements to ensure every high school student has the opportunity to take at least…

      DLN State Report 3.15.2013

      Arkansas Bill: HB 1785 Status: 03/07/2013 – House — Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE Relevant Elements: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 Arkansas HB 1785, sponsored by Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville, was introduced on March 7 and referred to the House…

      Digital Learning Now! State Report

      Illinois Bill: HB 3307 Status: 02/26/2013 – House Referred to Rules Committee Relevant Elements: 1, 2, 5, 6 Sponsored by Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, was introduced on February 26 and referred to the Rules Committee. This bill would create the K-12 state virtual school and begin offering courses in the summer 2014 term. It would:…

      Digital Learning Now! State Report: Utah SB 79

      Utah Bill: SB 79 Status: 02/28/2013 – Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar Relevant Elements: 4 Sponsored by Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, passed the Senate Education Committee on February 27. It would create a student-centered learning pilot program to incentivize schools and school districts to develop and adopt outcomes-based innovations such as data-driven instruction, competency-based…