On Nov. 6, Utahns will vote on a statewide school-choice program that would give students money to attend private schools. Utah families could receive $500 to $3,000 a year per child depending on income, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Parents for Choice in Education is working to dispel one of the opposition's biggest arguments: that school choice won't help Utah's poorest families.
Parent Maui Estey said she and others are willing to do whatever it takes to give their children the best education, even if that means making sacrifices. She said her husband works two jobs, and she works one. She hopes to eventually put her young child in private school.
"The program would allow us to put our child in a private school without working a fourth job," Estey told The Tribune.
Parent Richard Green said: "We are frankly tired of being told vouchers won't help us. Sometimes all the sacrificing a family can do isn't enough."
