in Utah are very different than they were during the referendum vote years before. As more families and legislators begin to see choice as a normal part of our approach to public education, support is likely to grow.
When it became clear that rural school districts were not going to be persuaded to support education choice notwithstanding its momentum, Iowato ask what they needed. As a result, the state eased regulations that didn’t make sense for those districts and added flexibility in funding uses so they could pay teachers more and compete with other parts of the state.
Of course, committing to supporting all students can be an expensive proposition for states, and how schools choose to spend money is more important than how much they get. But investing in public schools can be well worth the investment if the result is an education that works as well as possible for every student.
Public ed is a socialist model: “the ownership of expendable capital and means of production by gov rather than private enterprise or individuals.” Money=tax money, means of prod=school makes a graduate. Get rid of the dept of ed & put schools back in the hands of local community
Good piece, and I'm in full agreement. If anyone but me cares!