2024 UT Governor's race: on Education

Phil Lyman: Ensure parental rights on education choices and curriculum

State colleges and universities should be bastions for free expression. They should challenge students to expand their views and to broaden their comprehension of the world around them. Still, they are state establishments and, as such, should refuse to host drag shows, should ban the practice of requiring preferred pronouns on campus, and should require U.S history and government classes. They should root out insurgent foreign ideology such as Chinese influence, environmentalist and climate change dogma, and other unfounded and cultish creeds, including religious tenets, that require unnatural adherence.

Phil Lyman: Protect conscience & religious belief in schools

When it comes to K-12 public schools, Utah must…
• Prioritize foundational academics first
• Protect conscience & religious belief in schools
• Restore schools to their limited and proper role
• Respect the family's unique & comprehensive role
• Respect the Teachers who play a vital role in public education; Teachers are central to public education
• Reject partnerships, programs, policies & practices that exploit children

Brian King: Tax cuts hurt funding that would go for public education