facebook-pixel

Lawmakers, Our Schools Now unveil possible compromise on education spending as negotiation overshadows budgeting process

(Al Hartmann  |  Tribune file photo)
Some of the 3,359 students make their way to class at Granger High School Aug. 22, 2016.  The school is nearly new and only built for 2,800.  Utah's teacher shortage is forcing schools to begin the school year with packed classrooms, some with substitutes at the head of the room. But Utah's school board hopes that will change under a new rule that allows schools to hire teachers without experience.

(Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) Some of the 3,359 students make their way to class at Granger High School Aug. 22, 2016. The school is nearly new and only built for 2,800. Utah's teacher shortage is forcing schools to begin the school year with packed classrooms, some with substitutes at the head of the room. But Utah's school board hopes that will change under a new rule that allows schools to hire teachers without experience.