Getting clear on K-12 spending, outcomes – and goals
When the question of K-12 spending comes up in Utah’s public policy circles, someone is bound to mention: “We spend the least per student in the nation.”
Though ranking last may induce shame, the real issue is not how much …
Utah: Helping criminal offenders find freedom
Somewhere in our state right now, an inmate is struggling with the slavery of substance abuse. He has fallen into a downward spiral of addiction and criminality, and has landed behind bars.
Drug use and crime are often entangled. Some …
Utah Foundation’s health cost series examines cost drivers
In 2016, Utah Foundation’s Priorities Project found that the cost of health care was Utahns’ biggest concern. In response, Utah Foundation produced a three-part Utah health cost series from December 2017 to June 2018. The series provides an analysis of …
A visit to the asylum for the politically deranged
[intro-text]These are the remarks of Peter Reichard, outgoing president of the Governmental Research Association, presented at our annual conference in Detroit in the form of a dream.[/intro-text]
While out walking the other night, I came upon a gray, severe building. …