Utah was listed as having achieved 49 out of the 72 policy metrics tracked by the scorecard. That made it No. 1, in a tie with Wyoming, for the most policy metrics reached by any state. The Beehive State also got credit for partially reaching nine other goals.
Our state is now a national leader i online education. It must maintain and extend that lead.
Many credit the Statewide Online Education Program — passed in the last session and sponsored by Sen. Howard Stephenson and Rep. Brad Daw — for this advance.
But this is no time to get complacent. Education officials and lawmakers need to press forward in 2012 and build on this lead in online learning.
Let’s face it, Utah won’t be able to really catch up to other states with more money and fewer children. What Utah can do is use the foundation of the Statewide Online Education Program to improve, while increasing efficiency and thus cutting costs.
The obvious fact is that education is about transmitting information. And the Internet is incredibly effective and efficient in doing so. Utah must embrace this world-changing technology, and continue to expand online learning. If our leaders and educators display vision, courage and commitment, Utah can, for once, leave other states in the dust in the race to have the nation’s best educational system.

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