Utah is poised for high teacher turnover rate and a potential teacher shortage, according to new research from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, the Utah Education Policy Center, and the Hinckley Institute of Politics. About 40 percent of Utah educators who started in 2011 were no longer teaching in Utah’s classrooms at the end of their fifth year. This high turnover can add to training and [...]
Monday night's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump broke the all-time viewing record with more than 80 million people tuning in. More than 300 students gathered in the Bill and Pat Child Family Community Hall in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building Monday night to watch on more than 12 big-screen TVs. KUTV Channel 2 was there, and reporter Chris Miller talked [...]
Utahns have a lot on their minds heading into the voting booth this November, including education. The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute and Hinckley Institute of Politics, partnering with KSL Broadcasting and the Deseret News, held focus groups and found that Utahns want more early childhood education and better support for teachers. The Deseret News is doing a series of stories on the findings. [...]
Early childhood education, teacher support, gas taxes and the Utah Transit Authority are only some of the issues Utahns are focused on this election cycle. The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute and Hinckley Institute of Politics, working in partnership with KSL Broadcasting and the Deseret News, arrived at the findings after several focus groups. Click here to read the full press release.
Michael Lewis revolutionized the world of financial journalism. After leaving a career as a bonds salesman for Salomon Brothers in the 1980s, Lewis has written numerous books and articles about real-life situations. His books “Moneyball” and “The Blind Side” went on to become Hollywood films, and “The Blind Side” became an Oscar Award winner. You can hear him speak Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. at Abravanel [...]