Legislative analysts recommend ending some contracted education grants, including competency-based program
Legislative staff recommended discontinuing Utah’s Competency-Based Education Grants ($2.09M ongoing) and trimming an innovation-in-civics pilot ($87,400 one-time), saying other online and local options now meet the program’s original goals; the Utah State Board of Education largely agreed but cautioned about FTE impacts.
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Legislative staff outlined proposed cuts to the Contracted Initiatives and Grants line item during the Public Education Appropriations Committee meeting, recommending elimination of the Competency‑Based Education Grants and a modest one‑time reduction to an innovation in civics education pilot.
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