Issue Position: Elementary Through High School

Issue Position

Education policy in Utah needs to be driven by analysis of education outcomes, so that education expenditures can be more focused and effective. For example, children that are not reading at grade proficiency by 3rd grade are four times less likely to graduate from high school than those that are reading proficient at that age. STEM education is a priority in our state. Utah should be leading the nation in educational achievement. Current studies show that is not the case, and that Utah students may be increasingly falling behind. While financial investment is a key component of success, we must also be better at managing our education infrastructure.

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