Although it was per pupil spending that made the headline, it was class size that made the (cliche?) humanized intro.

Judy Taylor’s fifth-grade class at Park Lane Elementary School in Sandy is too close for comfort, with up to 30 students.

“We don’t have enough room in the classroom for all the desks that need to be there,” Taylor said. “Where do we put these children?”

UEA leaders seek more spending per pupil as investment in future: State population and diversity rising, they note at convention. Amy K. Stewart, Deseret News, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009

And it was class size that beat out per pupil spending in a poll of what people want.

A Dan Jones & Associates poll of 600 Utah residents in May shows 71 percent believe class sizes are too large. And 66 percent of those surveyed believe funding for Utah’s public schools is too low.

The two are related, of course.