Some investment
Published Oct 25, 2010
I’m beginning to wonder if Gov. Gary Herbert has his head buried in Utah’s tar sands. I just endured a TV ad that ended with him looking smugly out a window as the words “Education: Utah’s single biggest investment” popped up on the screen.
Is Herbert making a mockery of us? Utah ranks last in the nation in per-pupil spending, spending on instruction per student, teacher salaries per student and school administration.
That’s an impressive list for our “biggest investment.”
Next thing you know, Herbert will be telling me developing that oil shale is environmentally and economically sound. Well, to those with friendly bank accounts, perhaps.
John Lawrence
Salt Lake City
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