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...
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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...
You are our power and our voice: Editorial by UEA Vice President Renee Pinkney
As amazing as this sounds, we’ve made it to 2022! Thank you for waking up every morning and putting one foot in front of the other to meet the needs of your students, your families, and yourself. As...
Learning New Lessons: editorial by UEA Executive Director Jennifer Boehme
Five years ago, I was looking for a change in my teaching assignment. I had been at the same school for 10 years and wanted to do something different. I transferred from an upper middle class,...
What Does a Great Secretary of Education Look Like? – Editorial by NEA State Directors Mike Harman and and Mindy Layton
In a recent New York Times article, Erica L. Green noted the many ways that the Biden administration will work quickly to “undo” the “damage” that Secretary Betsy DeVos inflicted upon the Department...
Our students value us, blog by UEA Vice President Renee Pinkney
I can’t believe it’s been a little over a year serving as your UEA Vice President! In the summer of 2019, I was shadowing President Heidi Matthews at our UEA building, getting to know our tremendous...
Teachers are Champions, Blog by UEA President Heidi Matthews
“Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.” Gabrielle Douglas Well, teachers – our secret is out. It’s taken a global pandemic, but now the world finally understands what we...
Promoting Racial Justice, editorial by NEA Directors Mike Harman and Mindy Layton
We hope during the summer you have found time for self-care, opportunities to spend quality time with friends and family and time to reflect on ensuring every student in your sphere of influence...
The Last Three Years, by UEA Vice President Roger Donohoe
(Note: Roger’s three-year term as UEA vice president ends in July. He elected not to run for a second term.) What a ride! It has been an honor to serve you as your UEA Vice President. My experiences...