
SJR16 - Bringing Accountability to Utah's Education System
Today, the Utah State Senate passed Senator Jim Dabakis' SJR16 - Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution -- Public Education Governance. The resolution proposes an amendment to the Utah State Constitution abolishing the Utah State Board of Education and replacing it with a single State Superintendent of Public Instruction appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Utah State Senate. "The State Board spends over $6 billion dollars a year," says Senator Dabakis. "No one know