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...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Dec 3, 2020
Families, school choice can help put Founders’ vision back into education Written by As the year 2020 wraps up, education is forever changed. Families are more involved in education than in recent years. And according to one scholar, that’s a good thing...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 24, 2020
Why I am grateful for history education: context, identity and liberty Written by Near the end of a year that has been difficult for all of us, I am grateful for many things. Likely because I study education policy, this year my list of gratitude includes...
