School district leaders implore lawmakers to overhaul funding formula that privileges wealthy towns

School district leaders implore lawmakers to overhaul funding formula that privileges wealthy towns

Students work in a class at Wasatch Junior High School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps / Utah News Dispatch)In Sanford, nearly one in six of the 3,200 or so public school students are considered economically disadvantaged, facing challenges such as food insecurity or housing instability. But because of the way school funding is currently determined, officials say the district is not getting enough support fr…