Why Utah's GOP lawmakers are tying a school voucher bill to a public school teacher raise

Members of the public swarmed a legislative committee hearing and several overflow rooms at the Utah Capitol Thursday afternoon, eager to weigh in ...

January 20, 2023
6:16 AM

Members of the public swarmed a legislative committee hearing and several overflow rooms at the Utah Capitol Thursday afternoon, eager to weigh in on whether or not Utah parents should be able to use public education funds to pay for private schools in the state.Utah has gone down this road once before, which resulted in a stinging defeat for lawmakers. In 2007 the Legislature passed a school voucher program, but a petition drive put the issue on the ballot, where voters overwhelmingly rejected it.

Bryan Schott