In mid-December, the Utah State Legislature Executive Appropriations Committee recommended that the full legislature appropriate $121 million of new revenue to a one-time COVID-19 educator assistance stipend for teachers and school staff, as well as recommended an appropriation of $140.5 million to fund a 6% increase to the weighted pupil unit, as well as $495 million to fund growth and inflation in the public education base budget. What do you think are the three most important education funding issues?