Category Archives: Local District Issue

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

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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)

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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 →