Why Utah’s GOP lawmakers are tying a school voucher bill to a public school teacher raise

“Educator salary should not come with strings attached to pass a voucher,” the Utah Education Association president wrote to lawmakers.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A packed room listens in as Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Riverton, sponsor of HB215, otherwise known as “Funding for teacher salaries and optional education opportunities,” speaks on the bill in committee at the Utah Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.

Why Utah’s GOP lawmakers are tying a school voucher bill to a public school teacher raise

“Educator salary should not come with strings attached to pass a voucher,” the Utah Education Association president wrote to lawmakers.

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