School choice programs will unlock the potential of all students in Utah, both rural and those along the Wasatch Front. At the same time, they will provide the healthy competition needed for schools to thrive and find ways to face the challenges they encounter.
The legal precedents set by the Supreme Court and countless state-level rulings suggest parents in Utah will remain free to choose what is best for their children’s education after all.
Utah’s floundering teachers’ union, the UEA, sued to stop the implementation of the Utah Fits All Scholarship. Makes me wonder, why did they wait over a year to do this?
Almost all of the 10,000 Utah Fits All Scholarships went to the lowest income families who applied, 9880 scholarships to be exact. This flies in the face of arguments that the Utah Fits All will only go to rich families.
Students must carefully evaluate their options and think about what is best for them before deciding to enroll in college. Higher education is not the only way and there are many interesting alternatives.
