Fueling Our Future, 2013-2040: Policy Options to Address Utah’s Transportation Needs
March 19th, 2013
Funding Utah’s transportation needs is a significant economic and fiscal challenge for state policy makers. Over the next three decades, Utah’s population is set to increase by over 60%. Coupled with this significant growth is the possibility of an increase in vehicle miles traveled. In the past, the state has relied on the Transportation Fund to support transportation projects, but this has changed in the last two decades as the state has had to rely on non-traditional funding sources. Despite the addition of these funding sources, revenue will not be sufficient to meet population, highway and transit growth. … Read more »
Reaching for Educational Equity: An Evaluation of Utah’s Rural Schools
November 29th, 2012
The vast majority of Utah is rural, though only a small portion of Utahns live and work in rural parts of the state. Rural schools educate about 15% of Utah’s students, spread over a wide and varied geography. Utah’s rural educators - concerned about the challenges facing their schools - requested that Utah Foundation analyze educational inputs and outputs to determine whether students in these areas are receiving opportunities for success comparable to non-rural students. … Read more »





