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(Molly Farmer, Deseret News) -- Sen. Stephen Urquhart, R-St. George, sees room for improvement in Utah's higher education system and hopes to draft legislation that would increase retention and cut back on the need for remediation of the state's college freshmen. Urquhart, co-chairman of the higher education appropriations subcommittee, introduced a handful of ideas Wednesday he hopes will turn into...
READ · Oct 20
(David DeMille, The Spectrum) -- Utah Sen. Stephen Urquhart, R-St. George, is considering a plan that would set academic requirements for graduating high school students in order to earn college admission. While some state schools already have admissions requirements, most — including Dixie State College — have an open enrollment system where anyone is allowed to register for classes. As...
READ · Sep 15
(Nic Dunn, Daily Utah Chronicle) -- Some state legislators are questioning whether public education in Utah is really worth the state funding it receives, said Dave Buhler, associate commissioner for the Utah System of Higher Education. Buhler, a former Utah senator and political science professor at the U, spoke at the Associated Students of the University of Utah’s Civic Engagement...
READ · Sep 06
(Spencer Garn, Deseret News) -- After four years of asking, Weber State University will finally get its Davis campus expansion — and Hill Air Force Base is one of the biggest beneficiaries. Gov. Gary Herbert held a ceremonial signing of legislation Wednesday that will largely finance the construction of the new facility at WSU's satellite...
READ · Apr 01
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