10/21/2012
UEA honors 10 educators with awards | The Salt Lake Tribune
The Arch Coal Foundation and Utah Education Association honored 10 educators with Excellence in Teaching awards Thursday night. Award recipients were nominated by their peers and chosen based on their work with students.
10/12/2012
Utah needs to step up it's game in funding or we are not going to get ahead.
School funding | The Salt Lake Tribune
It is time to stop being proud of the fact that Utah’s schools aren’t as bad as they might be, given the low levels of state funding they get, and start being ashamed of the fact that they are not as good as our students, our families and our businesses have every right to expect. Utah’s leaders ha...
10/12/2012
I only hope the patrons of Alpine School district understand the importance of keeping our 'irreplaceable teachers.'
My view: School districts need to stop losing ‘irreplaceable’ teachers
CNN’s Schools of Thought blog covers education from a variety of perspectives that include policies, practices and people. From pre-kindergarten through college, for parents, teachers, students – and anyone who has ever been a student - Schools of Thought offers food for thought in the national conv...
10/08/2012
Barbara our thoughts and prayers are with you. Thank you for you example of how to give to others.
Ailing teacher donates hair to Locks of Love
EAGLE MOUNTAIN -- Tucked away in the hills of Eagle Mountain, a drama is unfolding at Hidden Hollow Elementary.
10/08/2012
Congratulations Karre Nevarez. Thanks for all you do with the students at Westfield.
Westfield Elementary teacher given Curiosity award
Albert Einstein once said "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." This same thirst for learning -- and teaching -- has earned Westfield Elementary School teacher Karre Nevarez the inaugural Cultivator of Curiosity award from Thanksgiving Point.
10/04/2012
Utah is close to getting a new State Superintendent.
Three finalists vying to become Utah’s next schools boss | The Salt Lake Tribune
Three finalists have been named as candidates to replace retiring State Superintendent Larry Shumway as Utah’s top education official, the State Board of Education announced on Wednesday. Gregory A.
10/02/2012
"Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care."
--Horace Mann