[Vision2020] One Way to Save the State Lots and Lots of Money

[Kenneth Marcy]

On Wednesday 17 February 2010 15:05:39 Tom Hansen wrote:
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> Utah Senator Proposes Eliminating 12th Grade

Another contribution for the stand-up comics full-employment act.

> Get Rid of 12th Grade in Utah to Save Money, Says Senator

So that what is saved in education can be invested in prisons?

> Utah State Sen. Chris Buttars on February 1st appeared before the

Fiction writers have a difficult time making such details believable.

> Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee and suggested that
> Utah schools eliminate the twelfth grade and get rid of busing for
> high school students to save $60 million.

And they're going to keep busing for the other eleven grades?

> He said this grade was a waste of time for most students and that   
> many squander away this year, which costs the state millions of    
> dollars.

Ask those kids applying to competitive colleges whether it's a waste.

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The article about the incumbent does not suggest inconsistency:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Buttars 


Ken