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KSL News Special ReportPublic Education in Utah may be at a turning point. This year's huge state surplus may finally lead to visible improvements to schools that trail the nation in funding. In a special report, KSL looked at this opportunity and asked lawmakers and educators their top priorities.
Senator Curtis Bramble/Senate Majority Leader: "I'd like to see more block granting, give blocks of money to districts and let them apply it where it's needed most."
Rep. Carol Spackman-Moss: "Over the last five or six years, class sizes have risen dramatically and it's not teachers who are complaining, it's parents and the kids."
Kim Campbell, Utah Education Association: "You have to have a quality teacher in the classroom. That's our goal, because that's the biggest factor in student success. And to have quality teachers you have to have an competitive salary and the support."
Rep. Stephen Urquhardt: "I think the money will be there and that's very important, but one thing we need to do is things a little different and a little better. And I'm sponsoring a school voucher bill."
