The percentage of Utah high school students demonstrating college-level mastery on the AP test was reported at 19.3%, the third highest in the nation (behind New York and Maryland) and well above the national average of 13.2%. An ethnic gap in both participation and achievement still exits: we still have a discrepancy between the percentage [...]

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Amidst some rather unwarranted political furor and sensationalist headlines, the State Board of Education approved a position statement supporting the teaching of evolution in high school biology classes. The public participation was the largest it’s been this year. The primary proponent for including intelligent design as part of the curriculum has been Utah Senator Chris [...]

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