Utah isn't alone in embracing school vouchers. Has it worked out in other states?
While data is murky, researchers say students using vouchers nationwide are not doing better academically than their peers in public school.
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While data is murky, researchers say students using vouchers nationwide are not doing better academically than their peers in public school.
Utah recently passed a bill on school choice and teacher pay raises that made some community members fear for public school funding. Read more here.
Utah has officially joined the school choice-championing wave of education reform that's washing across the country.
It took less than two weeks for the hotly-debated bill to pass, all without the support of Democrats.
The bill that includes a pay raise for teachers and also creates a school voucher program is moving to the full Senate, its last hurdle before going to the governor.