Editorial Board: “Early American education policy worked, in part, to keep children out of the workforce. Today, schools prioritize educating our youth so that our graduates can excel in a range of competitive economic environments.”
People rally for public education at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.The people of Utah are correct to be concerned about how far the state’s K-12 students fell behind during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data is in, and students are playing catch up. It will take a mindful and concerted effort to restore our state’s educational product.
Utah can do more to ensure that our state’s children have access to one of the best public school systems in the nation. The $8,000-per-student “Utah Fits All Scholarship,” rushed through the opening days of the 2023 Legislature to the tune of $42 million, would more properly be called a voucher plan of the kind. The awards are too small to help all but higher-income families afford private school tuition, provide no guarantee of a real education and will be of little use to households in rural areas, where private education is not to be found.
Yes, some would like to opt out of public school, but should they be permitted to take much-needed tax dollars out of the school systemWould such an approach ever fly in other silos? Some of us may feel the need to go beyond the protection offered by local police forces by installing alarm systems or hiring private security services. That’s fine, but should taxpayer money pay for that? And what would happen to the police force if such a tack were taken? It would collapse.
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