For all of you who live in Utah, I wanted to urge you to vote no for Referendum 1. This is an initiative to create vouchers for private schools. Many people think "That sounds great: give the public schools some competition, provide opportunities for kids whose needs are not being met."
The real story is that vouchers will only help maybe 4% of Utah's students! The average voucher will be $2,000, and the average private school tuition is $8,000. This means that the people who can't afford private school still won't be able to afford private school!! Also, half of the counties in Utah don't even have private schools, so the kids that live in those counties (granted there are fewer children) won't even have a chance!!
The key is not to give tax dollars to private schools, but to give more money to public schools to make the changes needed. Every person needs to care about EVERY child, because any child has the potential to affect the world for good or bad!! Some of the changes that schools need include: smaller class sizes, better technology, better pay in order to get better qualified teachers, etc...!
For more Info, check out utahnsforpublicschools.org
This site gives even more info! Please vote NO!!
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