Civics ed must return to top of the list for school priorities Written by Recently – and to its credit – the Utah State Board of Education has been exploring the civic mission of schools with policies like its brand new state board rule that encourages...
Learning about America through primary sources: The Declaration of Independence Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks This is part 1 in Sutherland’s new series highlighting primary sources from American history in the hopes of enriching civics education. To...
Sutherland on KUER: Discussing new civics education data Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks This week Sutherland Institute released new civics education data showing Utahns believe that civics education is one of the top three most important school subjects...
What is Utah’s Portrait of a Graduate and how can it help parents? Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks With so much work to be done in Utah civics education, it can be overwhelming for parents to know what to do. As the state moves forward with civics...
Intro to new series: Putting primary sources into civics ed Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks The need for primary source documents in civics education Reforms to history and civics education need to prioritize students having access to primary source...
