by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 28, 2026
It’s National School Choice Week. How much education choice does Utah have? Written by Utah offers parents many education choices, but legislators and the private sector can work to improve the quantity and quality of options available. Utah needs more funding for the...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 21, 2026
Best practices districts use to share information with parents Written by Districts are required toshare open enrollment data, but they should consider how to make all information on their websites more parent-friendly. Some best practices for making open enrollment...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 14, 2026
Banning phones and boosting literacy: Utah’s 2026 education legislative priorities Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks Education bills have nearly always outpaced most other policy areas. We hope that legislators will consider how each policyimpacts parental rights...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 7, 2026
Sutherland Institute weighs in on federal regulations for new tax credit scholarship Written by Sutherland Institute submitted a public comment on the proposed rulemaking for the new federal tax credit scholarship program Congress created in the One Big Beautiful...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Dec 16, 2025
Legislators: Utah needs a state-level school open enrollment report Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks According to a recent report, 17 states require a state-level report on open enrollment data; Utah is not among those. Utah should increase open enrollment data...
