Utah higher ed leaders support Higher Ed for Higher Standards
In the last two weeks, both the SAGE test results and the 2015 ACT report “The Condition of College and Career Readiness” show more Utah students need to graduate from high school ready for college. For example: Over half of students arriving on the campuses of Utah’s public colleges and universities need remediation in math, learning or re-learning […]
ACT releases latest College and Career Readiness report
Today, ACT released the 2015 Condition of College and Career Readiness report, based on ACT test results for the 2015 graduating class. Utah is one of 13 states that allows students to take the ACT for free during their junior year; thus, 40,629 students in the 2015 graduating class have taken the ACT. More students than ever […]
StepUp/UHEAA Paying for College events
Students around the state are heading back to school, and Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority’s (UHEAA) Outreach team is heading out to meet them. For several years, UHEAA has hosted evening events designed to get information about paying for college into the hands of Utah high school students and their parents. Held in coordination with […]
Math and graduation: Interested in STEM? Get going on math
The bottom line: if you’re a high school student interested in STEM, commit to it and get as much math as you can in high school.
StepUpUtah.com, the best advice for Utahns on college prep and success
It can be difficult to sort through all the advice out there about how best to prepare for college. Luckily for Utah students, parents and educators, there is a newly redesigned website from the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) containing all of this information in an easy-to-navigate, fresh format: StepUpUtah.com. This summer, USHE […]
Math and graduation: the role of remedial/developmental math
Remedial/developmental math courses play a key role in the success of students in higher education. This is the second article in a multi-part series about math in high school and college leading to completion of a degree or certificate.
Steven J. Lund approved by the Senate Education Confirmation Committee as new Regent
The Senate Education Confirmation Committee unanimously approved Governor Herbert’s appointment of Steven J. Lund to the Utah State Board of Regents. Lund serves as executive chairman of the board for Nu Skin Enterprises. He also serves as the executive director of the company’s Nourish the Children initiative, which has facilitated the donation of more than 400 […]
Utah Hispanic/Latino college enrollment takes a giant leap
Since 2004, there has been a 207 percent increase in Hispanic/Latino student enrollment at Utah’s public higher education institutions, according to USHE data. In 2014, 15,493 Hispanic/Latino students were enrolled in college, a notable increase from 5,041 in 2004. In just one year (2013-2014), the demographic increased 6.5 percent from the previous school year, the […]
Math and graduation: high school math & first year of college critical to completion
A significant predictor of college success is when students meet the general education math requirement by the end of their first year of college, even when remediation is required.
Regents establish performance metrics for new state funding
In January 2015, the Board of Regents adopted and advanced a Performance Funding proposal for legislative review. In working closely with the co-chairs of the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature Senator Stephen Urquhart and Representative Keith Grover, the Board of Regents established performance metrics for a portion of the new funds appropriated to […]
