Utah now allows college students to opt out of coursework that conflicts with their beliefs ^22.6%

KUER - By Olivia Sanchez, The Hechinger Report - 5/15/2026, 8:00 AM

Negativity Bias 13.6% - Anecdotal 13.2% - Hasty Generalization 12.7%

The syllabus in 18-year-old Madelynn Wells’ introductory film studies class assigned “Jaws” first, and then the Spanish dark comedy “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” She said she watched those and did the written assignments with no problem. Around the third week of the term, the assignment was a film called “Pariah.” She... more

How Utah unwittingly set off a fight over math standards ^58%

KUER - By Neal Morton, The Hechinger Report - 2/12/2026, 9:00 AM

It was the last class before Thanksgiving break, and high school math teacher Sarah Gale was dishing out more than her usual lessons on data science. “I can smell it,” said one student, pressing her sleeve to her face, as Gale walked around the classroom with a jar and samples of Marmite. The salty spread is popular in Australia and... more