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Fact-checking USOE claims on Common Core
Tweet As the debate about Common Core carries on, many interested parties are making claims about what effect the new standards will have on public education and children in Utah. The latest comes from Brenda Hales of the Utah State … Continue reading
New report: Common Core not best for Utah children
Tweet Should Utah’s education standards, or learning goals, be crafted to meet the needs of children, or the desires of adults like administrators and teachers? In a new report, “Common Core: Is It Best for Utah Children?” Sutherland answers this … Continue reading
Children with learning disabilities left behind?
Tweet Federal law requires schools to identify children who have learning disabilities and provide them an education appropriate to their needs. Two recent stories have surfaced showing that Utah school districts may be breaking this law. Watch this video to … Continue reading
Interim day: license plate scanning and Common Core
Tweet Today, the Utah Legislature held its first interim committee meetings of the year. These meetings occur once each month from May through November, except in July. Legislators address a range of issues, including ideas for future bills, implementation of … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislature
Tagged Common Core, criminal justice, education, law enforcement, Legislature
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Video: Was Utah teacher punished for testifying on union bill?
Tweet According to Heartland Institute, Utah teacher Cole Kelley was released from his position as athletic director one week after testifying in favor of a bill that would penalize school districts for not granting equal access to all teacher organizations. … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Alpine School District, Association of American Educators, Cole Kelly, public education, SB 82, teachers union, UEA
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Video: What do Utahns think about Common Core?
Tweet Last week, hundreds of Utahns packed a room to express their views on Common Core. We interviewed several attendees to hear their thoughts on the issue: You can watch the entire two-hour meeting here: What do you think? Is … Continue reading
Give Utah principals more authority over their schools
Tweet Utah’s public school system has become top-heavy. At Sutherland, we have advocated for a more bottom-up approach, particularly one that is parent-driven. Over at The Atlantic, Chester E. Finn Jr. of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute makes a strong … Continue reading
Debunking the myths (and outright lies) about digital learning
Tweet Though digital learning is growing rapidly across the country, including here in Utah, many people have little to no interaction with it and so are unfamiliar with what it is and what it isn’t. This allows supporters of … Continue reading
Dabakis goes off deep end with education paraphrase
Tweet Utah Democrats rang in the New Year with an editorial in The Salt Lake Tribune excoriating Utah Republicans for making a mess of public education. Jim Dabakis, the new chairman of the Democratic Party in Utah, writes that … Continue reading
Blended learning: integrating technology and the classroom
Tweet Sutherland Institute has been working to promote digital learning (also called “virtual” or “online” education) as one way to improve schooling in Utah. It’s common to assume that traditional learning, typically done in a classroom, and digital learning … Continue reading
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Education savings accounts offer a way to reward high achievers
Tweet A few months ago I wrote about the game-changing potential of education savings accounts (ESAs), an education funding proposal that Representative John Dougall (R-Highland) plans to introduce during the 2012 legislative session. As it turns out, Sutherland is … Continue reading
Computer-adaptive testing: an innovative tool for teachers, students
Tweet Remember the days of pencil-and-paper tests and Scantrons? You probably do because we’re still in those days, but a new kind of testing that could improve education in Utah by leaps and bounds may soon be coming to … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, CAT, Cherry Hill Elementary, public education
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Tables turned: UHSAA to defend itself in court
Tweet In the latest dispute between parents and the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA), Ronald and Susan Mika, parents of Eric Mika, are suing the UHSAA for denying Eric the opportunity to play basketball this year, even though … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parental Rights
Tagged Eric Mika, public education, school choice, UHSAA
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Utah Leading the Nation in Innovative Education
Tweet This afternoon, Digital Learning Now (DLN), an initiative launched by the Foundation for Excellence in Education in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education, released a state-by-state Digital Learning Report Card and the digital learning Roadmap for Reform. … Continue reading