For better or worse, funding is at the center of everything we do in education. We need resources to build, operate, and maintain schools, hire teachers and staff, and provide students with the programs and opportunities that make learning possible. But in Utah, education funding is messy, complicated, and often misunderstood.

When people hear “school board,” the first thought is probably--meetings, policies, budgets—it can sound distant from what really matters: our kids and teachers in classrooms. But in reality, school boards play an important role in shaping the experience of every student, teacher, and family in our district.