by Derek Monson | Oct 13, 2021
A brief history of vote by mail Written by Derek Monson October 13, 2021 With a recent Congressional hearing about Arizona’s audit of the election results of its most populous county and the ongoing political uses of that audit, the issue of vote by mail...
by Derek Monson | Oct 8, 2021
Celebrating our founding ideals: A Q&A with Celebrate Freedom author Bill Mattox Written by Derek Monson October 8, 2021 “In an age when many want to tear down America – and question its exceptionalism,” says Celebrate Freedom curriculum author Bill...
by Derek Monson | Oct 7, 2021
Learning about America through primary sources: Dred Scott decision Written by Derek Monson October 7, 2021 This is part 7 in Sutherland’s new series highlighting primary sources from American history in the hopes of enriching civics education. To help...
by Derek Monson | Sep 30, 2021
A thoughtful discussion of critical race theory and civics education Written by Derek Monson September 30, 2021 I participated this week in a panel discussion about critical race theory. My position was that the level of controversy over CRT in public schools...
by Derek Monson | Sep 24, 2021
Strengthen education choice – and depoliticize the classroom Written by Derek Monson September 24, 2021 In a recent Heterodox Dialogue on education choice and viewpoint diversity, scholar Greg Forster explained how education choice helps depoliticize the...
by Derek Monson | Sep 23, 2021
Is CRT showing up in Utah public schools? Written by Derek Monson September 23, 2021 Previous Sutherland Institute blog posts have looked at the words of critical race theorists to determine what CRT is and understand its core concepts. After gaining a deep...
by Derek Monson | Sep 16, 2021
This Constitution Day, read the Constitution Written by Derek Monson September 16, 2021 Sept. 17 is Constitution Day – marking the 234th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Schools that...
by Derek Monson | Sep 16, 2021
A summary of Utah’s education choice options (and how they help depoliticize the classroom) Written by Derek Monson September 16, 2021 Utah Sen. Mike Lee made headlines this week after joining an amicus brief on a Supreme Court case at the intersection of...
by Derek Monson | Sep 8, 2021
Civics can help solve the problems of surging COVID cases, hospitalizations Written by Derek Monson September 8, 2021 Headlines continue to swirl in Utah about how government should respond to the surge in COVID-19 cases and subsequent hospitalizations,...
by Derek Monson | Sep 3, 2021
The core concepts of critical race theory Written by Derek Monson September 3, 2021 Disclaimer: This post informs readers about the main ideas of critical race theory by describing them in the words of critical race theorists, without intending any commentary...
