by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 13, 2020
Are Utah social studies standards doing their job? Teaching ‘equality before the law’ in grades K-6 Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks This is part 4 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 12, 2020
Elections have consequences: Education policy under a Biden administration Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks According to news outlets, Joe Biden is expected to be our next president. Even though education wasn’t a focal point in many debates, Biden’s...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 9, 2020
3 education issues for newly elected officials to focus on Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks Now that Election Day has come and gone – though some races are still yet to be determined – let’s turn our attention to the important education issues that our...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 5, 2020
Are Utah social studies standards doing their job? Teaching freedom of the press and media literacy in grades K-6 Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks This is part 3 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 3, 2020
Religious Liberty, Civics and the Public Classroom Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks “Public schools are not religion-free zones. Nor are they places where religion is transferred to the next generation,” says Eleesha Tucker, executive director of the Utah...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 30, 2020
Behind the scenes: Educating voters and combating voter fraud at a county clerk’s office Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks When it comes to running an election, most registered voters know very little about the process involved at their county clerk’s...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 29, 2020
Are Utah social studies standards doing their job? Teaching freedom of religion in grades K-6 Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks This is part 2 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 20, 2020
Q&A: Quick info about registering and voting Written by With the 2020 election upon us Sutherland Institute is publishing a Q&A series designed to answer common questions about voting, ballots, and the election. This is part 1 in the election series....
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 9, 2020
Remember: Debate season includes state school board race Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks It’s election season, which means it is time for debates. The past two weeks we’ve seen candidates square off at all levels – presidential, gubernatorial, and vice...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 8, 2020
This is part 1 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active citizens. In this part, we analyze current social studies standards for grades K-6. While there are United States Government and Citizenship...