KAYSVILLE — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that as a teenager, he struggled with suicide ideation. It was teachers who pulled him out of that dark pit and saw something in him when he couldn’t see it himself.
“They could’ve been making more money. They could’ve been doing other things, but they cared,” Cox said, his voice cracking with emotion.
Cox on Thursday announced that his fiscal year 2024 budget — which was partially released Thursday — will include a “historic investment in education,” to the tune of $1.5 billion.
Speaking about his appreciation of teachers, Cox said that his budget would provide every K-12 teacher and school-based teacher specialist in the Beehive State $6,000 in additional compensation annually.
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Written by LOGAN STEFANICH, KSL.com.