Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Will this $4.8 Million in the Name of Education Really Benefit Education?

   Governor Herbert vetoed $3 million for a K-3 reading program, $1.5 million for an online preschool program, and $275,000 for the Utah ProStart Teen Chef Masters competition. Now, he has agreed the funding should be restored to those programs.
   Me? I wish the news stories told us more about where the proposals came from, who was pushing them. I guess I often wonder if company lobbyists are behind matters, just seeking to make a profit at the taxpayer's expense.
   Do three companies or organizations stand to make a buck from the three programs? Is there an industry benefactor behind each or any of the three programs? In the name of education, what is being done? If the three programs really are highly beneficial, go forward with them. But, if they benefit some companies while not overly benefiting the students, pull the plug on them.  We are short enough on money for education without spending some of it on things benefiting lobbyists more than the students.

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