Plus, Forbes recently gave A grades to all three BYUs in an analysis of private school finances
| In many Utah schools, 95%-100% of kindergartners go to school full day |
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Marjorie Cortez writes: "Among Utah’s public charter schools, 40 of 96 schools reported 95% to 100% of kindergarteners opted for full-day instruction, according to the Utah State Board of Education. "Meanwhile, 27 of 41 school districts have reported that 95% to 100% of kindergartners attended full-day kindergarten during the 2023-2024 school year. Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year, which is just getting underway, will not be available until after the annual Oct. 1 headcount. "Before the passage of HB477 in 2023, 1 in 3 kindergarteners were involved in a full-day option. "The bill made full-day kindergarten available for all school districts and public charter schools. It also requires local education agencies to provide optional half-day kindergarten. The legislation amended state funding formulas related to kindergarten to reflect a full-day length of a kindergarten class. "More than 700 kindergarten classrooms were added statewide following the change in the law and funding." Read more about what the data shows on students enrolled in full-day kindergarten versus half-day. More in Education Kevin Korous: Why Utah lawmakers should implement universal school lunch (Deseret News) ‘Unimaginable and so abhorrent,’ says federal judge about exclusion of Jewish students on UCLA campus (Deseret News) What the proposed Utah Constitution amendment means for education and food taxes (KUER) |
| Tad Walch writes: "Pandemic relief funds rejected by Brigham Young University and other Latter-day Saint schools kept other American college doors open and students enrolled, but now that money is drying up and some private universities are struggling to adjust. "BYU and the other Church Educational System schools sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rejected the U.S. government’s direct offer of a third of a billion dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds in 2020 and 2021. "The church annually gives a total of $1 billion to subsidize each student’s tuition and help with other expenses at BYU, BYU-Idaho, BYU-Hawaii and Ensign College in Salt Lake City. Enrollments at the schools have remained steady. "The church maintained the same level of support through the pandemic, said Elder Clark G. Gilbert, the church commissioner of education and a General Authority Seventy." Read more about why Forbes recently gave A grades to all three BYUs in an analysis of private school finances. |
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