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Utah school board races close in some districts

Utah school board races close in some districts BY MELINDA ROGERS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 7, 2012 Voters selected new members for Utah school boards across the state Tuesday, including races along the Wasatch Front involving some of the state’s largest school districts. The Salt Lake City School District featured a school board election rematch from eight years ago, with incumbent Alama Uluave running against Michael Clara for a seat. In 2004, Uluave … Continue reading

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Salt Lake City School District rivals from 2004 in another showdown

Salt Lake City School District rivals from 2004 in another showdown BY JUSTINA MCCANDLESS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE PUBLISHED OCTOBER 20, 2012 Eight years ago Alama Uluave faced Michael Clara for a seat on the Salt Lake City School District board. Uluave beat Clara by a single vote, earning him a spot representing the city’s west-side neighborhoods and the designation as the board’s only minority member. Now, the two rematch in an election that will … Continue reading

Will new SLC school district boundaries boost west-side focus?

Will new SLC school district boundaries boost west-side focus? BY DEREK P. JENSEN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE PUBLISHED APRIL 2, 2012 8:33 AM BY DEREK P. JENSEN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Salt Lake City’s recently redrawn school board map has prompted one newly eligible west-side challenger — and four overall challengers — to compete for the four district seats to be contested in November. Two of the city’s seven school district boundaries were stretched anew … Continue reading

New School Board Members Can Make A Difference (Deseret News)

Link To Article By John Florez, Deseret News Published: Saturday, Dec. 1 2012 12:00 a.m. MST Welcome newly elected local school board members. You have just won a seat on one of America’s archaic institutions. Folklore tells us it’s the bedrock of our democracy — local control. It’s so embedded in our culture that when election time comes around few of us know anything about whom we checked off as our representative. It’s not that the position … Continue reading

Are school board associations sabotaging education reform?

By Ben Velderman EAGnews.org SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A provision in Illinois’ 2011 education reform law requires all newly elected school board members to receive training “in areas including education, labor law (and) financial oversight,” reports EdWeek.org. Is that a smart new reform that will ensure better school governance? Or is it a clever way for teacher unions and their allies to teach new board members the “approved” way of leading a school district? Cary District … Continue reading