No More Excuses

The Utah system for funding K-12 education is broken. It's a yo-yo of uncertainty. For a generation every February, the state fiscal analysts, with some drama, release state revenue projections. If they look good, Utah funds education. If not, we tell our children, "Sorry, maybe next year."

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Time To Invest in Public Schools

The governor has put his money where his mouth is in terms of local control. Much of the new money in his budget would flow to school districts without strings on how to spend it. It remains to be seen if the Legislature can be so hands-off. Whoever makes the calls will need to focus these resources, and it shouldn't be for a massive technology vendor (iPad in every hand) or across-the-board raises.

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