School choice: Do Utahns support tax money for private education?

Forty-nine percent of Utahns support using tax dollars for private education options, a new poll conducted for the Deseret News and Hinckley Institute of Politics shows.

The results also indicate that 45% of Utahns oppose using tax dollars for private education choices and 6% don’t know, suggesting there is more support than opposition but not a clear mandate for the policy change adopted by state lawmakers with the passage of HB215.

Sponsored by Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Riverton, the bill created the Utah Fits All Scholarship, which can be used for education expenses such as curriculum, textbooks, education software, tutoring services, micro-school teacher salaries and private school tuition.