by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 8, 2021
Ed innovation: Here’s what’s going well in 2021 Written by The recent riot in Washington, D.C. can be viewed as a reason for pessimism about 2021. But serious times like these also highlight the importance of reflecting not only on our problems, but on what...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 6, 2021
Curriculum transparency: why your school needs it Written by Curriculum transparency can help parents become education advocates for their children, according to Jonathan Butcher, senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation. Being an advocate is a...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Dec 14, 2020
Hey parents – want to get involved in the standards revision process? Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks Did you know that you can weigh in on what educators are required to teach your students? More specifically, you can weigh in on the academic standards...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Dec 10, 2020
Why canceling everyone’s college debt is a bad idea Written by Student loan debt is the worst, right? A Biden administration will no doubt be pressured to pursue policies to cancel student loan debt on a broad scale. To those who have recently taken out...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Dec 10, 2020
Civics should be taught in every grade, not just high school Written by “Education in something like civics needs to be built like a layer cake, teaching students something in each grade, so that by the time they get to the required high school course, they have...
