US EditionUtah judge declares private school choice program unconstitutional
- A Utah judge ruled the school voucher program unconstitutional, affecting thousands of families who rely on it for educational funding.
- Judge Laura Scott stated that the program misuses income tax dollars reserved for public education.
- The ruling indicated that the program failed to meet constitutional standards of accessibility and accountability required for public education.
- Supporters consider the ruling a temporary setback and plan to appeal the decision to the Utah Supreme Court.
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What’s next for Utah’s school voucher program after judge declared it unconstitutional? Here’s what we know so far.
With applications for Utah’s school voucher program due in about a week — and scholarships for the 2025–26 school year set to go out by the end of May —thousands of families now face uncertainty over whether the program will survive a judge’s ruling that deemed it unconstitutional.
Utah School Voucher Program Ruled Unconstitutional in Teachers Union Lawsuit
A Utah district court judge ruled the state’s school voucher program unconstitutional on Friday following a nearly year-long lawsuit by the state teachers union. The Utah Education Association sued the state last year, arguing the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program violated the constitution by diverting tax money to private schools that aren’t free, open to all students and supervised by the state board of education. The $100 million voucher prog…
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