Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he supports the contentious school voucher proposal that has salary increases for teachers tied in as a bargaining chip.
Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to the a crowd of more than 800 students at the Utah Capitol for Charter School Day, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. In a statement Monday, the governor said he supported the voucher bill, HB215, that would allocate public taxpayer dollars for students to take to private schools.proposal that has salary increases for teachers tied in as a bargaining chip.“a very balanced approach” that “gets teachers the pay raise they deserve.”as part of his recommended budget in December.
Some have said it feels backhanded to give them money in the same breath as a proposal to encourage students to leave public schools.
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