Gov. Cox’s State of the State address was aimed at the youth. So as the legislative session wraps up, how is the state doing to address the concerns of young people?
to ask whether the concerns of the governor and the 2023 Legislature aligned with the hopes, dreams, and worries of Utah’s young citizens.
I am happy to fill in this research gap with some data specific to Larsen’s query. Since 2017, Westminster’s honors college has sponsored an, underwritten by WCF Insurance and whose first prize is $2,000. In late fall 2020, on the eve of Spencer Cox’s ascension to the governor’s office, students across Utah were invited to write two-page essays on the issue they would identify for the new chief executive as the most important facing Utah.
There was significant discontent with their experience in schools. Students did not call out their hard-working teachers but instead expressed weariness with low funding from the state, its focus on standardized testing and the prospect of public monies being diverted to support private school vouchers. One student even set these concerns against the governor’s own promise to “unleash Utah’s education potential.
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