by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | May 23, 2024
How much does district spending impact student outcomes? Written by With graduation ceremonies happening across the nation this month, we ought to celebrate what graduating from high school accomplishes in the lives of students. For instance, the “success sequence”...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | May 16, 2024
Gen Z has been named the ‘Toolbelt Generation.’ Is that a good thing? Written by High school graduates are throwing their graduation caps into the air this month, but are they also throwing out their plans for college? Postsecondary plans may look different due to...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | May 9, 2024
How much money did the top ten ranking high schools spend per student? Written by Is there a relationship between student spending and school outcomes? It is a repeated question – especially in Utah, which has notably low per-pupil spending. Each year, U.S. News...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | May 2, 2024
Do we need to care about the Utah State Board of Education? Written by Headlines about the Utah GOP nominating convention displayed how contentious politics are nowadays, and showed how hotly contested the races for the state school board have become as well. An...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Apr 25, 2024
Education policy to consider during the 2024 election season Written by U.S. presidential elections center on politics – polls, primaries, speeches, electoral votes. Americans should view elections as an opportunity to also learn about policy – the ideas that go...
