In 2007 Envision Utah facilitated an exercise with business, state, and community leaders to respond to an Influenza Pandemic. It was a frightening scenario to consider, but fast forward 13 years and it’s just as frightening as it is familiar. COVID-19 has reached pandemic status and the number of infected Utahns grows every day. That 2007 exercise wasn’t a perfect preview of what we’re experiencing today, but there are still a few critical takeaways ..read more

In 2007 Envision Utah facilitated an exercise with business, state, and community leaders to respond to an Influenza Pandemic. It was a frightening scenario to consider, but fast forward 13 years and it’s just as frightening as it is familiar. COVID-19 has reached pandemic status and the number of infected Utahns grows every day. That 2007 exercise wasn’t a perfect preview of what we’re experiencing today, but there are still a few critical takeaways ..read more

Maintaining a healthy routine isn't always easy, and it's especially difficult while in quarantine. With that said, it's critical to our short- and long-term health that we invest the time and effort into finding the routine that works for each of us as individuals while at home. From staying active throughout the day, to eating right, and staying informed, check out the various resources and suggestions for how to find your own quarantine health routine thatn you can stick to while staying safe at home ..read more

Last fall, Envision Utah released a set of recommended changes to our school system aimed at ending the teacher shortage and improving student outcomes statewide. The report – “A Vision for Teacher Excellence” – received substantial media coverage, was recommended for inclusion in the governor’s 2020 budget by the Education Excellence Commission and factored into tax reform discussions on Capitol Hill. Its most notable suggestion was that all Utah teacher salaries be raised to an average starting pay of $60,000 and grow to $110,000 by retirement ..read more

Utah is due for a big earthquake—the Wasatch Fault has a forty-three percent chance of experiencing a 6.75 or greater magnitude earthquake in the next fifty years, and experts project that such an event would be among the deadliest disasters in our nation’s history ..read more

For the last few years, one of the focuses of the Youth Council has been on the dangers many Utah schools would pose to us, as students, if a large earthquake struck along the Wasatch Fault. We have a special interest in the safety of our schools because we spend so much of our time there, both during school hours and after school—studying and learning, playing on basketball and volleyball teams, competing in debate tournaments, putting on plays and musicals, performing in orchestra concerts and on drill teams, hanging out with our friends, and participating in many other activities. We want t ..read more

In 2019, the average Utah teacher salary was about $54,000. By 2022, it had gone up to $65,000, a 20 percent increase. Starting teacher salaries grew even more, and, with this last legislative session, the average starting salary for teachers in Utah will be close to $60,000 ..read more

Concerns about growth seem to have reached a fever pitch. In fact, a 2021 Envision Utah study found, for the first time in a quarter century of this kind of research, that the number of Utahns who thought growth was going to make life worse was greater than the number who thought growth would make things better. Those concerns don’t seem to have disappeared in the 18 months since the study was published ..read more

Utah recently achieved a milestone in education by raising starting teachers' salaries to $60,000 in eight school districts, potentially mitigating the state's teacher shortage. While current data shows Utah's teacher vacancies have remained steady compared to other states with a 35% increase, concerns arise about the future shortage due to declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs, prompting upcoming surveys to understand student perspectives and encourage more individuals to pursue teaching careers ..read more