Education

Salt Lake City bookstores teamed up with Utah’s LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce on the giveaways, which they say they won’t stop until the state stops banning books.

Data released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that reading achievement among 13-year-olds has fallen back to levels last seen in the early 1970s.

“The U. has a strong history with A.I.,” said Vivek Srikumar, an associate professor in the Kahlert School of Computing.

The newest banned book is the second memoir focused on surviving sexual abuse to be added to the list.

“The policy direction we went to was informed by the experience we had at UVU,” said Geoff Landward, Utah’s commissioner over higher education.

Changes in scores vary widely across the state. Some districts — like Wasatch County — are bucking the downward trend, while others are falling even further behind.

The Wasatch County School District said it uses Canvas, the learning management system, but had not been notified whether or not its data was involved.

Park City High School was recognized for its advanced placement coursework offerings and exams.

The latest two books were added April 27.

The Back 2 School Basics program serves about 1,400 students annually.