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Why Utah’s GOP lawmakers are tying a school voucher bill to a public school teacher raise

“Educator salary should not come with strings attached to pass a voucher,” the Utah Education Association president wrote to lawmakers.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A packed room listens in as Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Riverton, sponsor of HB215, otherwise known as “Funding for teacher salaries and optional education opportunities,” speaks on the bill in committee at the Utah Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.