Word: utah
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hardly a sign of malnutrition that Utah ranks 37th in the U.S. in the amount spent on each [school] pupil [TIME, Jan. 11]. That is exactly where we rank with other states in our ability to support public schools, as measured by the total personal income per enrolled pupil . . . Despite our low rank in ability to support education, we nevertheless lead the nation in our efforts to do so, as measured by the percentage of personal income devoted to our schools. Comparison of the amount expended per school child is not always a good indicator of the quality of education...
...decrease in the number of graduates from the schools of education at our college and university (we have no "teachers' colleges," as you implied) corresponds to the general decline in overall enrollment at these institutions . . . Your statement that 400 teachers in Utah, angered over their salaries, quit their jobs in disgust, is far-fetched and leaves an erroneous impression. In 1952-53, despite our low rank in ability to support education, Utah paid its teachers a higher salary than the average of our surrounding states and higher than the national average . . . All factors considered, we are doing well...
Governor of Utah Salt Lake City
...MANY OF THE STATEMENTS [OF GOVERNOR LEE] ARE AS FALSE AS HIS CONCEPTION OF ECONOMY. HE SAYS FOR EXAMPLE THAT UTAH TEACHERS' SALARIES ARE HIGHER THAN
...REPRESENTATIVE LAY SURVEY COMMISSION . . . FOUND UTAH TEACHERS' SALARIES TO BE BELOW THE AVERAGE OF THE EIGHT MOUNTAIN STATES . . . BELOW THE AVERAGE OF THE WESTERN STATES AND BELOW THE U.S. AVERAGE...