Presidents of all eight of Utah’s public colleges and universities have signed a letter urging public support for a tax-reform package aimed at boosting education funding — including an upcoming vote to raise the state’s gasoline tax.
The Our Schools Now initiative “represents a significant investment in public and higher education that can open the doors for more students to fully participate in the opportunities of our growing economy and assure its growth for the future,” the letter states, signed by the campus presidents and David Buhler, Utah’s commissioner of higher education.
Released Thursday, the letter also applauds the governor and Legislature for “forward-thinking leadership” toward funding schools.