Spencer Cox on Education

	Spencer Cox on Education

The largest variable in student outcomes is the teacher

The data is clear. The largest variable in student outcomes is the quality of the teacher. I have said this many times, and I will say it again: If we ran an experiment with two identical students, and you let me pick the teacher, and I let you pick everything else: the school, the curriculum, the books, the software and electronics, the administration, I will win every time. And if we want to guarantee that we have the best teachers, we must invest in our teachers. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Utah legislature , Jan 19, 2023

Change the way we fund schools, what's best for entire state

Education has always been called the great equalizer, but it can't be that way if our kids are not treated equally. It means changing the way we fund schools. It means challenging some of our long-held assumptions and setting aside what may be good for your own individual school and district to instead support the best interests of the entire state. The best way we can bring to life the American promise is to make sure that every single child has the same opportunity as every other child. Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Utah legislature , Jan 21, 2021

Provide opportunities to attend technical schools

He described what he sees as a need to boost education for youngsters as well as people who are "not finding their place in the economy." He said there should be opportunities for young Utahns who are not attending universities to enroll in technical schools, giving them the chance to quickly become "retooled in their skills" to position themselves for the workforce. Source: Summit County Park Record on 2020 Utah gubernatorial race , Jun 4, 2019

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