| Show CO I Utah Education Rates High High W It JIU in 1970 the median number ji years of schooling completed ft all adults 25 years rears of age ind d over o in Sanpete County 5 v ras as years This was ported by Utah Foundation e private research ton in their analysis of m and income levels 0 utah 0 The The Foundation study shows Eat bat at 99 of Sanpete County ruit fault population had completed i t least four years of college l had finished twelve or orore more ore years of schooling and lY 17 had completed less lessan an five years of formal edu- edu atlon I According to the report Utah had led the entire nation Inthe in inthe inthe the median number of years of formal schooling completed by its adult population In every decennial census since 1940 Utah also leads the nation In Inthe Inthe inthe the percentage of its adult population who have completed high school and ranks third among the states In the proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion who have completed four or more years of college Foundation analysts point out that while there are exceptions the amount and quality of formal educational training appear to tobe tobe tobe be the most important elements In the ability of Individuals to cope with the future Other things being equal there is a high degree of correlation be between between between be- be tween educational training training- and income particularly for males According to the the median Income for a family in Sanpete County during 1969 was For the state as a whole the median family income In 1969 was The Foundation report observes that the number of wage earners in a family as well as the Income earning opportunities in a community are factors accounting for some of the family Income level differences reported In various sections of the state Although Utah consistently has led the nation in educational attainment It often has been criticized for falling failing to prepare young young- people for the job opportunities opportunities available In the state As a result over the years many thousands of who completed their educational training In Utah schools and colleges left the state in search of better professional and employment opportunities During recent years however however however how how- ever there has been a strong movement in the state and the nation to promote the concept of career education Career education Is designed to expose every pupil to the world of work to explore career opportunities to encourage a career choice with the opportunity to change directions at any time and to develop marketable skills in keeping with a students student's ap aptitudes aptitudes ap- ap Interests and desires While most business leaders and educators In Utah agree that public education still falls fails far short in fully meeting the needs of the community considerable progress has been made In fostering the objectives of career education The The Foundation report cites the added funds the new courses and programs and the Increased ed Interest and enrollments In vocational and technical classes during during- the past five years as evidence of this progress Despite the fact that career education has been gaining In popularity the movement has not been without Its critics Foundation analysts point out that there are both educators and parents who believe that the proper role of education is to develop the highest potential in students without regard to the economy of an Immediate local area Some educators express a fear that the present enthusiasm for career education might create a wave of intellectualism anti which will prevent some students from achieving their maximum potentials Bachelor A man who never Mrs anybody It Anonymous Anonymous A A- I |
