Utah plan 'not mindless compliance' to federal education act, state superintendent says

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act is "not mindless compliance" to federal mandates, according to the state superintendent of public instruction.On Sept. 8, the Utah State Board of Education is expected to act on the plan, which is essentially an application for $123 million in federal funds for programs that assist children experiencing homelessness, live in poverty or whose parents are migrant farmworkers, among other initiatives. The federal funding also sup