In a survey of 53,000 residents released by Envision Utah, a high number of participants agree that a larger investment of state dollars into education is important, and most said they were somewhat willing to pay more in order to gain the long-term benefits of such investing in schools.

Morgan Jacobsen of Deseret News writes that Robert Grow, president and CEO of Envision Utah, said education was one of the topics with the most unanimity on the survey. In his opinion, there is a strong consensus and a push toward making certain that education is where Utahns’ money goes, along with the public’s resources and future energy... (CHECK-OUT HERE)


However, Utahns won’t decide thoughtlessly to raise taxes or divert funds from other important areas. The survey’s respondents want a focused approach to funding for education. For years, Utah has been on the bottom of the list of per pupil spending nationwide. Utah had a budget of $6,555 for each student in 2013 when the national average at that time was $10,700, according to the US Census Bureau.

Utahns in the survey pointed out other specific actions that were just as important as, or perhaps even more impor... Read more