Allison Sorensen is a mom of four boys. One child is on the autism spectrum and has multiple learning disabilities while another child is reading two years ahead of grade level. Many parents experience a similar situation when they find some children flourish in certain environments and others flounder.

Sorensen believes that allowing parents to use a portion of the per-student funding and move them to a different school — be it a private, charter or another public school — could help children succeed in their education.

Perspective: Utah’s ‘dirty soda’ war may give way to a revolution

Utah has long since been a land of pioneering innovation, and now the rest of the nation appears to be “waking up and smelling the aspartame,” as Meg Walter puts it.

These “dirty soda” shops like Sodalicious and Swig have been immensely successful, opening up franchises all over Utah. Walter suggests much of this appeal is due to a market that doesn’t drink coffee, a product that appeals to busy moms and, well, they’re just delicious.

Either way, if they take off across the nation, no one will be complaining.

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