Where can I find information on the Utah public education budget?
For summary information, please go to the COBI (COpendium of Budget Information).
For more detail, you can then go on to the budget section of the with the legislature website.
Interesting Articles on the Funding of Public Education in Utah
Click here to read an older but worth reading article from the Utah Foundation.
Covid-19 related Funding
Did you know that the Federal government (and the state of Utah) were prompt to address the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and passed several laws to fund states first to protect students (PPE etc...), feed them (free lunches for all students), reach them (summer programs), address the digital divide (internet connectivity) etc....
Several Federal bills passed, commonly referred to as ESSER I, ESSER II, and ARP. The State of Utah also allocated significant sums to our districts.
The Utah State Board of Education is tracking the distribution of these funds. Check it out here.