Letter: Utah’s high-tech charter schools have been successful

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robyn Ellis, Director of Lindon charter school Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy in Lindon, overlooks the the high school gym as a poster illustrates the nearly 2-million in scholarship funding awarded to their students so far on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The academy was named Utah's best high school by U.S. News and World Report. Six charter schools are often cited as among the state's best. They were started during the Michael O. Leavitt administration with the help of a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

These charter schools were referred to as high-tech high schools because of their focus on math, engineering and science. These…