Per Pupil Spending in Utah: The Wrong Measure of Success
Each summer, local media outlets produce stories about the level of per pupil spending in Utah, pointing out that Utah comes in last place across the country in per-pupil funding. These stories aren’t really news since...
The Criminality of Truancy from Public School
Sam Giles, a young student in Georgia, missed a few days of school beyond what the law considered acceptable, and as a result, his mother was arrested. Julie, who works as a substitute teacher, notes that “Sam originally...
SB204: Making More Explicit a Parent’s Right to Opt a Child out of Testing
This bill passed the Senate 18-6 and passed the House 54-19. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. As revealed in our recent interview with a Utah mother, schools...
Assistant Attorney General Further Restricts Parental Rights in Utah
Yesterday morning, we published an interview with Heather Gardner, a Utah mother of five young children, who was told by school administrators that her children were no longer welcome on campus because she had opted them out of...
The 2015 Real State of the State
Earlier this week, Governor Gary Herbert addressed government officials and members of the public to deliver his annual “State of the State” address. He touched on education, Medicaid expansion, criminal justice...
SJR5: Constitutional Amendment to Change School Board from Election to Appointment
This bill passed the Senate 24-5 but was not considered in the House. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. Legislation in years past, and in this session as well, has sought to alter the process by which candidates for the Utah...
SB104: Partisan State and Local School Boards
This bill passed the Senate 19-8 and failed the House 31-43. Libertas Institute supports this bill. See the update below. In years past, legislators have attempted, unsuccessfully, to modify the nomination process and structure...
Income Tax Credit for Home-schooling Families
To track the status of this bill, find it on our Legislation Tracker. Click here to contact the sponsor of the bill to share your thoughts, or click here to email your Senator and Representative about it. Libertas Institute...
HB54: Increasing the Income Tax Rate in Utah
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SB33: Incentivizing Students to Graduate High School Early
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