Op-ed: It's time to invest in Utah students, educators and schools

Every fall, I visit several school districts throughout the state as part of the Utah School Employees Association’s Back to School Tour in order to discuss education issues with our members, Utah’s education support professionals (ESP). These men and women are teachers' aides and para-educators. We are your clerical and administrative, food service, transportation, custodial and maintenance, health and student service, trades, security services and computer professionals. We are cri