Commentary: When it comes to teachers, you get what you pay for

Utah is losing highly qualified teachers and our children are the ones who ultimately pay the price.The teacher shortage is not new and is not unique to Utah. It is an issue we cannot keep pretending we don’t know how to fix. We owe it to our children to increase funding to public education. New resources will allow the state and individual districts the flexibility to raise Utah teachers’ salaries and make the profession more attractive.While the national average public school teach