by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 18, 2023
New Utah legislation seeks compromise: teacher pay and education choice Written by The much-anticipated compromise between education choice and funding public schools, HB 215 – Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities, was made public on the...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 11, 2023
Education pluralism: education choice legislation Written by What is education choice? Education choice (also commonly called school choice) is a policy approach that supports parents – often with public funds – to educate their children outside of their assigned...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 9, 2023
The pandemic changed the way we view education Written by Originally published by Deseret News. The COVID-19 pandemic left parents rethinking their choices about how to educate their children. During the pandemic, the number of parents who reported themselves...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 5, 2023
Education pluralism: the state of microschools Written by Born out of school closures and the need to find options, the aptly named “pandemic pods” – groups of families that decided to school their children together – rapidly gained popularity. In reality, pandemic...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Dec 13, 2022
Education pluralism: The state of virtual schools Written by For the Mohlman sisters, choosing virtual school during the pandemic was originally about safety. But with time it became their preferred method of learning, and they ultimately decided to stick with it....
