Karen Hale papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2336

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Karen Hale papers (1989-2004) includes information about her work with affordable housing, tuition tax credit at Arizona State University, and information about Utah schools.

Dates

1989-2004

Creator

Hale, Karen (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Karen Hale (b.1958) was a member of the Transportation and Public Safety Committee, Education Committee and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Hale is a co-founder of the Coalition of Quality Public Education (CQPE), a non-partisan group of legislators, educators, parents, business and community leaders committed to finding solutions to the critical funding needs of Utah's education system. The CQPE was instrumental in helping to shed light on the plight of dedicated teachers, parents, and students who can no longer sustain a system so deficient in textbooks, supplies, student interventions, professional development time and appropriate classroom size.

As a state senator, Hale was a passionate voice on Capitol Hill for public and higher education and the safety and health of Utah families. She was a strong advocate for arts education in the public schools and adequate funding for tabacco prevention programs.

Hale, a native Utahn, graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Mass Communication. She has been actively involved in public schools, environmental education, church and community affairs, and is the former editor and publisher of Parent Express, a news and resource magazine for Utah families. Karen and her husband Jon are the parents of five children.

Extent

1.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Karen Hale papers (1989-2004) consist of correspondence and legislation materials relating to projects she was involved in. Karen Hale was elected to the Utah State Senate in 1998.