Issue Position: Public Education

Issue Position

We need to reduce federal and state mandates, increase teacher training and pay, and implement more efficient and effective ways to teach children and prepare them for careers, family, and life. We have the brightest students and the most hardworking, dedicated teachers in the country.

I learned first hand as a school counselor nearly 25 years ago that educators aren't paid enough. I'm married to a speech pathologist who works for the Cache County School District and I know that educator's salaries aren't commensurate with the demands placed upon them. I agree with our party platform which says, "We encourage systematic changes in the funding and administration of education in Utah as necessary to further promote excellence, parental involvement, more choices and competition, and better opportunities for our best teachers and administrators."

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