Legislators, Teachers reach agreement on massive education funding compromise, but tax cuts are probably dead this year

Legislative leaders and representatives from the Utah Education Association have reached an agreement on a huge proposal to change funding for public schools in Utah. The agreement will be unveiled in a news conference later this afternoon UtahPolicy.com has learned. However, a proposed cut to taxes on Social Security income is probably not going to happen this year.

Lawmakers have agreed to boost funding for the Weighted Pupil Unit, the basic unit of funding for public schools in Utah, by 6 percent. That translates into nearly $200 million in new funding for schools

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