by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Dec 10, 2025
Determining the mission of the state education agency Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks Utah law makes parents a central priority in public education. As the education landscape changes nationally, the USBE should find ways to expand its service to parents in its...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Dec 3, 2025
The role of the “state education agency” in today’s education reform Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks The role of SEAs has changed over time, from simple research collection to state and federal compliance to being pushed into reform. SEAs can help shape their...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 19, 2025
Your student’s application to another public school was denied. Here are parent-friendly reforms to help with the next steps Written by While Utah has a strong school open enrollment law, it ranks low for its appeals process. Utah’s school open enrollment law should...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 12, 2025
How to think about the new federal tax credit scholarship Written by There are high hopes, apprehensions, and, at the very least, questions about how the federal tax credit program will expand education choice among the states. The litmus test for whether this gets...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 4, 2025
Examining school “capacity” in Utah’s open enrollment law Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks Overall,Utah school districts have improved in being compliant with open enrollment reporting laws, but still, less than a third are fully compliant. Utah can improve the...
