Utah has become the third state to enshrine school choice into law,

joining Arizona and Iowa.

Corey DeAngelis of the American Federation for Children says,

A universal school choice revolution has ignited,

adding that Arkansas, Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas may soon follow.

Over the weekend, Utah's governor, Spencer Cox, signed into law.

House Bill 215, which establishes the Utah-fits-all scholarship program,

providing funding for the program as well as boosted teacher pay.

House Bill 215 provides students with $8,000

in state funds that can be used towards private school tuition and other education-related

expenses. The program is capped at $42 million and $5,000 participants for its first year.

The legislation also increased annual teacher salaries in the state by $6,000. Despite this, the legislation faced universal

opposition from numerous public education groups, including the State Board of Education

and the Utah Education Association.

Governor Cox said in a release statement,

School choice works best when we adequately fund public education and we remove unnecessary regulations that burden our public schools

and make it difficult for them to succeed.

We are especially appreciative of our teachers and education leaders

who helped push for more accountability measures which were not included in the original bill.

DeAngela says a universal school choice revolution has ignited.

Utah is the second state this year to go all in on empowering families with education freedom.

Red states are now engaging in friendly competition to fund students, not systems.

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