Commentary: Utah’s board of education should be nonpartisan

No one wants to take the state of Utah to court on a constitutional issue, but a group of civic-minded individuals and public interest organizations including the State PTA have done just that. The issue? Should elections for the State Board of Education be partisan or non-partisan?In 2016, the Utah Legislature passed SB78, which changed elections for the 15-member board of education from non-partisan to partisan elections. But in December, a district court issued a partial summary judgment and