Research shows without air conditioning, each 1 degree increase in average school year temperature is associated with a 1% decline in the amount learned during the school year. For schools with air conditioning, the negative effects virtually disappear.
People gathered in Salt Lake City to push the Utah State Board of Education not to adopt a policy that would restrict the availability of books deemed explicit from school libraries.
For some school employees, Monday will be a regular work day this year but for subsequent years, district school boards will consider adding the Juneteenth holiday to the calendar, officials said. The Utah Legislature designated Juneteenth as an official state holiday earlier this year.