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Canning incumbents
Salt Lake Tribune, 04/25/2012
Change school board selection process
Deseret News, 04/24/2012
Legislators: Public too stupid to vote
Salt Lake Tribune, 04/21/2012
School board sham
Salt Lake Tribune, 04/18/2012
Two school board veterans get the boot
Salt Lake Tribune, 04/17/2012
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Chris Wright, who has worked for the Nebo School District for over six years, won first place in a competition to name the country’s best bus mechanic.
One of the many benefits of last year's voucher petition and referendum was a renewed sense of how important it is for each of us to take an active role in our representative democracy. For many people, signing the petition or gathering signatures was a first step into the world of political involvement. Thousands of volunteers reached out to their communities, educated their families, friends, and neighbors, and stood up to elected officials who had forgotten who they are supposed to represent. With November's resounding defeat of Referendum 1, we sent a message that we stand for, in President Lincoln's famous words, "a government of the people, by the people, for the people."
To encourage continued citizen involvement in state and local government, Utahns for Public Schools offers a new informational section on our website: Countdown to Caucus. Follow the links below to learn how you can really make a difference in state government and influence education policy. Here's a hint: It takes more than voting, and it starts long before November!
Interested in running for office? Want the scoop on who's running for what? Check out our Election page.
Are you looking for your caucus location? Go to our Links page and look under Party Links.
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