Utah Lacking Takers for New Special-Needs Voucher
Supporters of Utah’s new voucher program for students with special needs feared that financing for the program would come up short. As of last month, though, only about a third of the money available for the state aid had been used.
Just $740,100 of more than $2.5 million the state allocated for the Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarships for fiscal 2006 has been awarded, going to 128 scholarships, according to state education officials.
Utah is the second state, after Florida, to offer a voucher program...
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Correction:
This story incorrectly stated that Colordao cut funding to public schools by more than $900,000 for the fiscal year 2005. It was in fact Utah that cut funding to public schools by more than $900,000 for the fiscal year 2005.
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