UEA General Counsel Tracey M. Watson delves into the contrast between the free speech rights of Utah State School Board members and licensed educators. Why Can a Utah State School Board...
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President Pinkney: “Uniting for Student Success and Transforming Education Together”
Dear Utah Education Association (UEA) Members, Do you feel it? The hint of fall in the air, as you notice that the light has changed, the nighttime temperature is dropping, the birds have...
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Join UEA in Congratulating 10 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners on June 13
The 2023 KeyBank Superstars in Education Awards Banquet is quickly approaching! We will again celebrate amazing educators and strong advocates of public education at the Utah Cultural...
President Renée Pinkney: “UEA Educators, I see you and I appreciate you.”
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, UEA! I hope you have felt the love, appreciation, dignity, and respect you deserve this week and all year. I don’t have to tell you that teaching is a full...
A Tale of a New Member Organizer
I am Becky Darling, Tooele Education Association Representative, and our district’s first New Member Organizer. I’m a later bloomer when it comes to teaching, starting my career in my late 30’s....
Member Organizer Re-Cap
Submitted by Anne Jones and Apryl Beck, Alpine Education Association and UEA Member Organizers. Anne Jones here, first to share my experience in the Member Organizers Program. I have been teaching...
UEA Call to Action – Your Voice Matters This Weekend
Tell Your Legislators to Vote Against Private School Vouchers in Utah The legislature is fast-tracking a private school voucher bill. On Thursday, the House Education Committee passed HB 215. Less...
UEA President: “We can make positive changes that will transform public schools” in 2023
Salutations UEA and Happy New Year! YOU did it! You survived 2022 by persevering through daunting challenges. You stayed the course even when you experienced teaching conditions that you never...
Get Out the Vote! – Editorial by UEA President Renee Pinkney
What an exhilarating couple of months! I walked out of my classroom on June 3 after 26 years at Park City High School teaching social studies and walked into the UEA as president on July 15. When...
Chicago NEA – Aspiring Educators Conference, from the Eyes of Me
Report by Chair Jonathan Frey Jr. The truth is, the Chicago NEA Aspiring Educators Conference this year was life-changing for me. I had never attended any type of educational conference before this,...
2023 New Aspiring Educators Chair, Jonathan Frey Jr.
My name is Jonathan Frey. I am currently a senior at Southern Utah University, studying Business Education and Accounting. I wholeheartedly believe that CTE courses and pathways are some of the most...