Voices: Utah could be a national model — not just for what we’re taking out of classrooms, but for what we’re putting back in

A statewide outdoor learning initiative would turn phone-free school days into nature-connected learning days.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Zoey Porucznik, 13, left, and her brother Quinn, 10, explore the tall bamboo like grasses that forms narrow pathways for kids to play in at the community garden at the end of Elizabeth Street in Salt Lake City.

Voices: Utah could be a national model — not just for what we’re taking out of classrooms, but for what we’re putting back in

A statewide outdoor learning initiative would turn phone-free school days into nature-connected learning days.

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