K-12 Education Research by Utah Foundation
Utah Foundation has performed extensive research on K-12 education, including evaluations of funding issues, test score performance, charter schools, school vouchers, private schools, school accountability, and class size reduction. See the reports listed below, and don't miss the survey results from our 2004 Utah Priorities Poll further down the page.
Research Reports:
Research Briefs:
Public Education was Issue #1 in our 2004 Utah Priorities Poll
Public Education was the issue Utahns cared most about in our 2004 Utah Priorities survey. On a 1-5 scale, with one as “low priority”, 63% of those polled gave this issue a “5” or high priority. When follow-up questions were asked, respondents were concerned about the following aspects of public education in order from highest concern to lowest:
Of those polled, 38% form their opinions about public education through the information provided by media outlets. Another 35% base their opinions on their experience with their neighborhood schools.
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