Tag: Utah
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Via TurtleTalk: New Study on American Indian School-To-Prison Pipeline Problem in Utah
Here is “Disparities in Discipline: A Look at School Disciplinary Actions for Utah’s American Indian Students.” The abstract: A number of recent studies and reports have examined the school-to-prison pipeline (STPP) and its impact on students of color. Few, if any, of these documents have focused on the troubling and undeniable effects of the pipeline…
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Via HCN.org: American Indian Students in Utah Face Harsh Discipline
One day in 2014, in Utah’s San Juan School District, two middle school boys went looking for their teacher. The district serves the largest number of Native American students in the state and both boys identified as such. In pursuit of their teacher, they checked out the teachers’ lounge, and, in that room full of…
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Update: Utah Indian Education Bill – HB-0033
Utah Indian Education Bill HB-0033, titled American Indian Alaska Native Education, passed both the Utah House and Senate and is ready for the Governor’s signature. We posted previously about HB-0033 here. The version of the bill as passed can be seen here. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: enacts a chapter providing for an American Indian-Alaskan Native…
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Uintah River High claims state basketball title with 6 players
From KSL.com here. An excerpt: FORT DUCHESNE, Uintah County — Shandon Sorensen had never even tried the shot in practice. “I look at the clock and I see four seconds left,” Sorensen said Wednesday. “I just threw it up and I hoped it went in.” The shot from two steps inside the halfcourt line dropped…
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Utah Indian Education Bill – HB 0033
This Bill will be moving forward this session in the Utah Legislature. The Bill can be seen here, and can be monitored here. It appears the Bill has already passed the Utah House and is now in front of the Utah Senate, already receiving a positive vote from the Senate Education Committee. An excerpt: Highlighted…