Utah's Rejection of Vouchers
Decision protects public education
Public Funds for Public Schools reports on a Utah judge rejecting that state’s school voucher scheme:
“This decision protects the integrity of public education, ensuring critical funding remains in schools that serve 90% of Utah’s children and prioritize equitable, inclusive opportunities for every student to succeed,” said the Utah Education Association. “It reinforces the belief that public education is a cornerstone of opportunity for everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances.”
“[Because] the Program is a legislatively created, publicly funded education program aimed at elementary and secondary education, it must satisfy the constitutional requirements applicable to the ‘public education system’ set forth in the Utah Constitution,” Third District Judge Laura Scott wrote in her ruling. “The Program is not ‘open to all children of the state.’”
While some states - like Tennessee and Texas - are moving forward with costly voucher schemes, it seems that (for now), Utah will avoid this potential disaster.
How can one un-elected judge determine this? What law does this go against? The monopoly of gov. ed. needs to end. The money should fallow the child no matter where they want to get their education. If gov. schools can't teach kids to read, there is a problem.