The Legislature and governor, to their credit, have been increasing education spending faster than the national average — with an 8.3 percent increase between 2010 and 2015, according to a study by the nonpartisan Utah Foundation.
Still, because of large families, Utah remains last in the nation in per-pupil spending.
If Utahns truly value a public education, they need to pay for it. It’s as simple as that. And if just 42 percent of voters are willing to get behind the ballot measure to fund education, then we need to admit that we don’t care if our kids go to school in crowded classrooms with overworked and undersupported teachers.
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