Gov's Education Summit to Tackle Taxes
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(KCPW News) If Governor Huntsman hopes to succeed with his tax reform, he needs support from the education community, since schools rely heavily on tax revenue. To that end, Huntsman will make a pitch for his tax cut plan to teachers, district officials and various education experts during his annual Education Summit Tuesday."Governor Huntsman will set the stage to define his education agenda and we've invited national presenters to get a feel for what's happening on the national agenda in education policy and recommendations," says Governor's Education Deputy Christine Kearl.
She adds much of the summit agenda is driven by meetings Huntsman has held with districts around the state. State officials will report on their efforts to narrow the discrepancy in test scores between minority students and their Caucasian counterparts.
Huntsman will also ask for support of his all-day kindergarten initiative and a new program urging high school students to harder classes in preparation for college. The summit begins Tuesday morning at nine with an address from the Governor at the Huntsman Cancer Instititue Auditorium.
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1. Rial Allen said:
The message from the governor's tax plan is: business is the chosen people and education must live off the leftovers. The only valuable people are businessmen. Education is only given lip-service. If businessmen are so "self-made" why do they need so MUCH government help all of the time?
2. Sylvia Andersen said:
I am a candidate for House District 48 and am very interested in our educational needs. Can you tell me if this summit is by invitation only or if it is open. If it is open, when and where is it?