Another recent survey published by Utah Foundation, a public policy research group, found that 40 percent of Utah voters named teacher quality as their top education priority, beating out college and career readiness, class size and test scores.
Forty-one percent of the respondents also said they would pay higher taxes to support public education; 32 percent said they would not.
The more conservative the voter, the less willing they are to increase taxes for education, according to the report.
“Voters’ high level of concern about education is somewhat aligned with their willingness to increase taxes for education,” Utah Foundation research director Shawn Teigen said in a statement accompanying the report. “While not a majority, it is interesting to see that more voters would agree than disagree with paying higher taxes that are directed toward education.
