All of society benefits from a well educated population. As the son of a public school teacher, I have seen first hand the heroic lengths our teachers go to to provide a quality education to Utah's students, and the challenges they face to do so. Our already underpaid teachers spend their own money for classroom supplies. Utah consistently ranks near the bottom in per pupil spending. We can do better. We need to protect our public schools and make sure they have adequate funding while ensuring efficient use of taxpayer money.