by Christine Cooke Fairbanks and William C. Duncan | Aug 6, 2024
UEA lawsuit filings offer 3 civics lessons Written by The Utah Constitution gives the Legislature authority to make public policy for the state so that the officials closest to the people make the important decisions that affect their lives. The constitutional...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Aug 1, 2024
Does Canvas give parents robust access to curriculum? Written by Utah has a statewide contract with Instructure so all teachers can use Canvas, a learning management system, to help connect students to their coursework outside the classroom. Rather than widespread...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jul 18, 2024
Who governs education in Utah? Written by The best education policy reforms reflect the distinct roles that different entities play in education policymaking and implementation. Education reform includes both mandates, incentives and voluntary actions by education...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jul 18, 2024
How does the ‘YES’ program teach the success sequence? Written by YES, a nonprofit, seeks to help kids reach goals and avoid risky behaviors by offering research-based health education programs on a variety of topics using methods including (1) motivational...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jul 9, 2024
Can new sexual development standards help teach ‘success sequence’? Written by K-12 academic standards on optimal sexual development were recently launched by Ascend, a nonprofit that works on getting information on sexual risk avoidance (SRA) to youth across the...
