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Superintendent says state board rejected proposed anti‑DEI resolution after student appeals; highlights Utah test gains
Summary
Superintendent Wendy Dow told the Provo City School Board on April 15 that the Utah State Board of Education voted down an anti‑DEI resolution after students and school leaders raised concerns, and she cited statewide academic rankings and post‑pandemic performance data.
Superintendent Wendy Dow told the Provo City School Board on April 15 that she had been concerned by draft language in a State Board of Education proposal described in the meeting as an "anti DEI resolution," and that students and school leaders contacted state board members with concerns.
Dow said she received "heartwarming" emails from students at Timpview and Provo High who described the importance of multicultural programs such as Latinos in Action and Peoples of the Pacific. She said the State Board of…
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