Utah’s private schools are celebrating that they’ll receive state funding for the first time through a new school choice program.
Gov. Spencer Cox signed HB215 into law on Saturday, which provides funding to the school choice program along with $6,000 in raises for public school teachers.
About 5,000 students will receive scholarships to attend private schools through a new process that the state is establishing now. The state will select a program manager by September, and then applications will open sometime in 2024. The first ones will be awarded for the 2024-2025 school year.
