The Utah House on Friday passed a bill to overhaul diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Utah schools, local government and other public entities. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. The 58-14 party line vote came despite questions from Democrats about what HB261, a ...
OGDEN — A prominent figure in the history of Weber State University has passed away. Dean Hurst, a Weber College graduate whose efforts as a staff member and lifelong supporter of WSU remain tangible today, died Jan. 14, the university announced Tuesday. He was 97 years old. Hurst's ...
Lawmakers are wasting no time prioritizing what will likely be two of the more controversial bills of the legislative session. On Wednesday, Equal Opportunity Initiatives, or HB261, is set to go in front of the House Education Committee. Sponsored by Rep. Katy Hall, R-South Ogden, in the ...
More details are coming to light about Utah Republican lawmakers’ efforts to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A newly filed bill in the Utah Legislature is expected to change the mission of diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public universities to make their ...
SALT LAKE CITY — A Black woman hired by a Northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints the year after a 10-year-old Black student died by suicide says that she, too, experienced discrimination from district officials. Joscelin Thomas, a former coordinator in ...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has asked state educators and community leaders to remove cellphones from the classroom by creating "a collaborative and cohesive (local education agency)-wide policy framework." The governor's office sent letters making the request to the Utah State Board of Education, ...
