by Derek Monson | Jun 17, 2022
Beyond Betsy Ross: civics lessons from the history of the U.S. flag Written by The history of the American flag tells us that: (1) The American flag is a symbol of unity rising above what divides us, and (2) the flag itself is not more important than the ideas that...
by Derek Monson | Jun 10, 2022
Virtual high schools’ success highlights value of ed choice Written by The growth and success of virtual high schools gained recent news coverage from The Salt Lake Tribune. The story focused primarily on Kings Peak High School – a recently launched virtual high...
by Derek Monson | Jun 10, 2022
Insights into civics education from UVU’s ‘State of Civics’ report Written by Utah Valley University’s Center for Constitutional Studies (CCS) recently published two reports analyzing Utahns’ knowledge of basic civics facts and the state of civics education in Utah...
by Derek Monson | Jun 8, 2022
Q&A: Research on ranked choice voting suggests mixed effects Written by Political science research on ranked choice voting (RCV) is not sufficient to draw conclusions regarding voter turnout, elected officials’ accountability to voters, or voter confidence in...
by Derek Monson | Jun 3, 2022
Scholars scrutinize civics and history in Utah’s higher ed institutions Written by Reports on the status and performance of higher education are a common occurrence. When an entity like higher ed gets hundreds of millions in state taxpayer dollars (and billions more...
