Education Empowerment

Teachers and sometimes parents are brought in by the district to choose the new textbook. Parent participation is purely for optics.

I’m agnostic when it comes to what a child is taught. I am not agnostic when it comes to who decides. In order for parents to decide, we need to allow all of the choices to exist.

Yes, there are studies that support both sides of this argument, but when all of the evidence is reviewed, the decision becomes clear.  Education choice policies benefit all children in Utah.

Parents, students, and teachers are clamoring for more options in education. Yes, most parents will continue to choose their public school, but when public education isn’t a good fit for a student, parents will be able to find an education that does.

Parents and students should be the ones who decide which educational fit is the best. When they are given this choice, parents and students are more satisfied with their education.

“A student's parent is the primary person responsible for the education of the student, and the state is in a secondary and supportive role to the parent.”