| OCR Text |
Show 124 I believe that we are taxing the people more for education than they should be taxed. This is my sentiment and especially it is my sentiment when the fact ;s known that all these burdens are placed upon the taxpayers of the state to teach the learning or education of the world. God is not in it. Religion is excluded from it. The Bible is excluded from it and those who desire to have their children receive the ad vantages of moral and religious education are excluded from all these state organizations and if we will have our children properly taught in principles of righteousness, morality and religion, we have to establish Church schools or institutions of education of our own and thus the burdens of taxation are increased upon the people. I hope that I may be pardoned for giving expression to my real conviction with reference to the I believe question-of education in the State of Utah .... we Such a are running education-mad.2l statement certainly used in the argument. early leaders answer in Utah which some spend on degree not provide is the question concerning If say that they how much people do not want to increase higher salaries will not result in teaching. The questions of merit pay and accountability have provided opponents of higher teachers' salaries with the sides of the pay issue. designed 21Joseph F. means to argue both To reiterat-merit pay schemes to redistribute the funds to increase the 74. be support either side of the Reading such statements does public schools. spending, they usually better can to whether teachers should earn more, but what is answered to want to example of how religion an It is not difficult to find past statements money-for-education issue. an hold-the-line-on-educational a tone and also serves as spending made by sets appropriation. are usually already appropriated rather than Thus, one can claim that some Smith, Improvement Era 19 (November 1915): 73- |
