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Despite pending Utah Supreme Court ruling, Senate committee approves bill to have partisan elections for the state Board of Education

Better Utah March 5, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A Republican state senator has proposed allowing candidates for the Utah Board of Education — the elected panel that oversees the state’s public schools — to run under a political party. It’s an unexpected and contentious move that comes three

Classroom Politics: Lawsuit challenges bill aiming to force education board hopefuls to pick party sides

Better Utah November 29, 2017

City Weekly The clock is ticking for a district court judge to rule whether hopefuls vying for a seat on the state’s education board will have to affiliate with a political party before the next election cycle. On Nov. 22, Judge Andrew Stone heard arguments in Utah’s 3rd District Court in a lawsuit trying to

Op-ed: State school board elections should be nonpartisan

Better Utah October 8, 2017

Source: Deseret News Deep red lipstick and the ’57 Chevy. Some things never go out of style. Mark Twain’s wisdom remains in style even after decades of review. He was prescient when he wrote in his autobiography, “To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government and the

Preliminary Injunction Requested in Constitutional Challenge to Partisan School Board Elections

Chase Thomas September 29, 2017

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 29, 2017 CONTACT: Chase Thomas | ABU Education Fund | chase@betterutah.org – – – – – – PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION REQUESTED IN CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO PARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS – – – – – – Salt Lake City, UT – Yesterday, lawyers representing the ABU Education Fund and other plaintiffs,

Partisan School Board Elections and the Future of Sex Education in Utah

Kaelen Penrod September 11, 2017

Last year, the Utah Legislature passed a law which requires the Utah State Board of Education hold partisan elections in 2018. An ongoing lawsuit aims to reverse that mandate, but if it fails, school board candidates will be required to declare their party affiliation. Given that Utah is undeniably dominated by the GOP, it is

On winning, ant hills and one-party system in Utah

Better Utah July 4, 2017

Source: Herald Journal Winning brings on a high more potent than the strongest drug. We were right and they were wrong. Our team, our religion, our ideas, our way of life is superior to theirs. The more dominant the win, the greater the high. We are in control and they should do things our way.

Partisan School Board Lawsuit Announcement

Chase Thomas June 27, 2017

This morning, our partner organization, the ABU Education Fund, joined as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the State of Utah to challenge the 2016 law, SB 78, establishing partisan elections for the State Board of Education. We have joined with the Utah PTA, Utahns for Public Schools, and several individuals to challenge this law

Press Release: New Lawsuit Challenging 2018 Partisan School Board Elections

Chase Thomas June 27, 2017

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 – – – – – – NEW LAWSUIT CHALLENGING 2018 PARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS – – – – – – Salt Lake City, UT – A group of education-minded individuals and advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit yesterday to challenge last year’s law establishing partisan elections

Sheryl Allen: We deserve nonpartisan elections in education

Better Utah June 27, 2017

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune The 2018 election year will be different, very different. We’ll be voting on many elected officials. All of them will be important. But elections for the Utah State Board of Education will be altered. For the first time in decades, those elections will be partisan. Yes, that means candidates will

Local educators file lawsuit challenging partisan school board law