US EditionUtah judge declares private school choice program unconstitutional
- Judge Laura Scott ruled the Utah Fits All program unconstitutional in Salt Lake City on April 18.
- The Utah Education Association sued, arguing the program misused state income tax funds reserved for public education.
- The education savings account provides eligible students funds for private school tuition and other educational expenses.
- The program serves approximately 10,000 students, receiving up to $8,000 each for educational costs.
- The court forced the program to halt, but state officials plan to appeal the ruling to the Utah Supreme Court.
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Utah Fits All voucher program will continue until Utah Supreme Court rules on its constitutionality
A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake is pictured on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)Utah’s school choice program will continue until the Utah Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit questioning its constitutionality, the state and the Utah Education Association agreed on Wednesday. A 3rd District Court judge declared on Friday the program is unconstitutional. But, for Republican Gov…
AFP-UT Response to Court Ruling on Scholarship Program - Americans for Prosperity
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) doubled down on its support for universal school choice and the Utah Fits All Scholarship program today following a hearing that will allow the program to continue while a case challenging its constitutionality heads to the Utah Supreme Court. AFP-UT State Director Kevin Greene issued the following statement: “This week’s ruling against the Utah Fits All Scholarship is a saddening setb…
Protecting public schools funding is an investment in Idaho’s future
The Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit bill is a thinly veiled attempt to privatize education by diverting critical state funds away from public schools, writes guest columnist Sivani Kuruvada. (Getty Images)As a pediatric resident physician in Idaho, I am concerned about the recent signing of House Bill 93, the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit bill, by Gov. Brad Little. This bill, which allows taxpayers to redirect state funds to private school s…
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