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Utah officials celebrate back to school with a record $111.3M from land investments
State and local education officials welcomed students back to school by announcing more than $111.3 million in land investment revenue will be distributed to schools for the 2025-2026 school year — the largest ever yearly distribution in the state program’s history. “I’m proud to share that the Permanent State School Fund has grown from about $50 million in 1994 to $3.7 billion today,” Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks said during a news conference Tuesday at Whittier Elementary School in Salt Lake City. “This remarkable growth is a result of careful stewardship, prudent ...