Utah schools will get a record $134 million in 2026 trust lands money, a 20% bump

Utah schools will get a record $134 million in 2026 trust lands money, a 20% bump

A teacher at Whittier Elementary School in Salt Lake City teaches English to her class after state officials held a news conference at the school on Sept. 2, 2025. (Katie McKellar/Utah News Dispatch)State school trust lands officials announced this week that Utah public schools will get a record $134 million distribution from trust land investments in the 2026-2027 school year.  That marks a 20% bump from last year’s previous record of $111.3 mi…