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Utah showing how digital learning can make public schools more cost-effective
Tweet As noted in a recent news story in The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah has begun a move away from traditional textbooks to digital textbooks (aka e-books) that is “gaining speed.” These e-books are “cheaper, more up to date and … Continue reading
Utah’s at the top in digital learning – let’s keep it there
Tweet As noted by the Utah Taxpayers Association and The Senate Site, Utah recently received an “A” on the 2012 Digital Learning Report Card from Digital Learning Now! As the only state in the country to do so, Utah is … Continue reading
What is ‘local control’ in public education really about?
Tweet How would an authentically child-centered view of public education define “local control,” in regard to actually running a public school? Does it mean state-level control, district-level control, or school-level control? According to a new study, shifting power from the … Continue reading
2013 Legislature: Testimony in favor of student-centered learning pilot program
Tweet Testimony written by Derek Monson and given by Stan Rasmussen Wednesday, Feb. 27, before the Senate Education Committee in support of Sen. Howard Stephenson’s Student-Centered Learning Pilot Program (SB 79): Thank you, Mr. Chair. Sutherland Institute supports SB 79 … Continue reading
2013 Legislature: Testimony in favor of education transparency bill
Tweet Testimony given by Derek Monson before the Senate Education Committee on Monday: Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Derek Monson and I am Director of Policy with Sutherland Institute. I am here to speak in favor of SB 128. … Continue reading
Let’s avoid insane ‘payday loans’ for local government
Tweet According to a recent news article, a school district in California recently got a $2.5 million bond (i.e., a loan) that will cost taxpayers in the district $34 million to pay off – almost 14 times the size of … Continue reading
UHSAA’s tyrannical, unelected quasi-bureaucrats
Tweet When a professional athlete moves from one team to another nobody cries foul, even if the fans are disappointed about the player leaving. It’s the same thing in amateur sports. If a college athlete chooses to transfer to another … Continue reading
Video: Digital learning shakes up the factory model
Tweet One of the main problems with traditional education is the factory model it uses for grouping and advancing students through grade levels. This model leaves little room for individualization, customization, pace adjustment and other unique needs and circumstances. Digital … Continue reading
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Tagged digital learning, education, online learning, public education
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Interim Day: Grim impact of fed spending cuts on schoolchildren
Tweet At the Education Interim Committee on Capitol Hill this week, the committee heard a presentation about the potential impact of the pending federal sequestration policy on Utah’s public school and higher education systems. The sequestration policy would be enacted … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Education
Tagged education, sequestration, special education, title I
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Harvard-Brookings study finds vouchers increased college enrollment for black students
Tweet A first-of-its-kind study of a private school voucher program in New York City, published by Harvard University and the Brookings Institution, found “large, statistically significant positive impacts” from the voucher program on college enrollment among African-American children. The researchers … Continue reading
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Tagged african-american, college, education, minority, New York, vouchers
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UHSAA cites administrative headaches as justification for denying transfer to depressed student
Tweet In a stunning display of callous disregard for a child’s emotional health and well-being, a spokesman for the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) recently justified denying depressed children seeking to transfer schools the opportunity to immediately play sports … Continue reading
How Utah’s universities are exploring digital learning potential
Tweet We have blogged regularly here about the many ways that digital learning is improving public education across the country by creating educational opportunities customized to the needs of individual children, and by focusing teachers’ time on one-on-one teaching rather … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged children, digital learning, education, online education, schools
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Video: Marriage gap linked to lack of college education
Tweet According to Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, marriage is losing ground among Americans who are not college-educated. Those who are college-educated stay married longer and have more marital stability. This marriage … 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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