March 02, 2008(Deseret Morning News) - Here is how one of democracy’s internal-combustion engines works: A volatile housing market pours real estate inflation into one end. That sets off sparks at county assessor offices, which put in motion the pistons of annual property tax notices. Many of those notices require much more money than the year before. This in turn creates a great deal of energy and exhaust from angry homeowners.
February 27, 2008(Salt Lake Tribune) - Homeowners in the Beehive State have comparatively little to grouse about when it comes to property tax, according to a report released Tuesday by the Utah Foundation.
February 04, 2008(KCPW Radio) - What’s the best way equalize the cost of building and maintaining schools across the state? The Utah Foundation has eight suggestions. Midday Metro talks about it with executive director Steve Kroes.
February 02, 2008(Salt Lake Tribune) - The bad news is that providing more equitable funding to build schools in Utah could cost $67 million to $178 million, according to a Utah Foundation report released Friday.\r\n The good news is that the Capital Outlay Foundation Program set up by the state to address school building equalization is well-designed to supplement poorer school districts’ ability to raise funds for building through property taxes, said Steve Kroes, president of the nonprofit research organization.
January 15, 2008(KCPW Radio) - awmakers on Utah’s Capitol Hill are once again looking for ways to attract public school teachers to the state. Democratic Representative Lynn Hemingway believes the path to keeping teachers is to help them buy a home.
November 09, 2007(Provo Daily Herald) - Referendum 1 suffered a crushing defeat. Or did it?\r\n \r\n Some might say the vote was a ringing endorsement of the status quo. But maybe it was just unhappiness with the details of HB 148, or lack of clarity about the issues.
November 09, 2007(St. George Spectrum) - The pursuit for knowledge is never-ending but if the course of study is polarized for any reason, wisdom will not be obtained. Utah needs to wise up because expecting different results from doing the same funding formula and curriculum instruction in public education is not yielding success. It is quite the contrary. Utah’s young students are being let down and it shows in their test scores when compared with their counterparts.
November 08, 2007(Salt Lake Tribune) - (Editorial) In past years, legislators could rationalize that Utah’s place at the bottom among the states in amount of education funding per student was not significantly detrimental to their academic success. After all, Utah students usually scored substantially higher than the national average on standardized tests.
November 05, 2007(Wall Street Journal) - Utah’s children may not excel in math or English, but their teachers are very good at instructing them in how to run a political campaign. As 2007 achievement test data show another disappointing year for the state’s children, the teachers union is running a multi-million-dollar campaign to insulate itself from competition.
November 02, 2007(Deseret Morning News) - Utah’s typically gleaming scores on national tests could be mere veneer, a Utah Foundation report released Thursday shows.\r\n \r\n Utah’s performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress ranks last among five other states with similar demographics, according to the report, “School Testing Results, 2006 & 2007: How Utah Compares to Other States.”
November 02, 2007(Salt Lake Tribune) - Students in Utah aren’t doing very well on national tests compared with students in states with similar demographics, according to a Utah Foundation report released Thursday.
November 02, 2007(KCPW Radio) - (KCPW News) Utah students consistently rank right around the national average on standardized tests. But a new study from the Utah Foundation suggests they should be performing far better based on ethnic, education and income characteristics.
October 30, 2007(BYU Newsnet) - A report issued in July by the Utah Foundation stated that teachers are increasingly leaving their careers in both the U.S. and in Utah. This, coupled with a decline in the number of college students studying to become teachers, is leading to a teacher shortage.
September 26, 2007(Salt Lake Tribune) - Students nationwide appear to be catching up with Utah in math and reading, according to results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released Tuesday.
September 14, 2007(Salt Lake Tribune) - The Legislature’s efforts to increase education funding appear to be working, according to a new report.\r\n Utah’s education spending per $1,000 of personal income is increasing, according to an analysis released this week by the Utah Foundation.
September 13, 2007(Deseret Morning News) - But state making some gains in school finances\r\n \r\n Money for Utah schools has risen nearly $500 million over the past two years, helping turn around the state’s declining efforts to pay for public education, a new Utah Foundation report says.
September 13, 2007(KCPW Radio) - After 10 years of decline, education funding is on the rise, according to a new study. Lawmakers have added more than $500 million to education over the last two years. But what does that mean in practical application and will the trend continue? Steve Kroes of the Utah Foundation and State Superintendent Patti Harrington go over the data with Midday Metro.
August 23, 2007(Logan Herald Journal) - Children in Cache Valley have been greeted by a teacher on their first day of school this week, but those educators weren
August 20, 2007(Deseret Morning News) - New school clothes? Check.\r\n \r\n Paper and pencils? Check.\r\n \r\n Backpack? Check.\r\n \r\n Teachers?\r\n \r\n Teachers…?\r\n \r\n Well, how about a substitute?
August 05, 2007(Salt Lake Tribune) - Utah is in the midst of a teacher shortage, as a large and prolonged wave of new students enters our schools at the same time that fewer college students are preparing to become teachers and more veteran teachers from the baby-boom generation are reaching retirement age.\r\n This teacher shortage is aggravated by increasing teacher attrition – a growing number of teachers are leaving the profession, especially those early in their careers.
July 20, 2007(Salt Lake Tribune) - Utah’s economy may be booming but that didn’t stop a growing number of the state’s residents from filing for bankruptcy during the first half of this year.
July 17, 2007(Deseret Morning News) - Not only are teachers not paid enough, but, according to a study released Monday, fewer college students are choosing to become teachers
July 17, 2007(Salt Lake Tribune) - Policymakers debating whether smaller classes or higher salaries will solve Utah’s looming teacher shortage got some new ammunition Monday.\r\n \r\n A research report deemed class-size reduction and across-the-board raises unlikely solutions. Instead, the report from the nonpartisan Utah Foundation recommends mentoring programs for new teachers and differential pay for high-demand positions.
