by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jun 4, 2021
Sutherland on KUER: Discussing new civics education data Written by 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 – right along with math...
by Sutherland Institute | Jun 1, 2021
Sutherland Institute releases part 1 from major study on civics ed in Utah Written by SALT LAKE CITY—This week Sutherland Institute released the findings from a major statewide study on the topic of civics education. In an effort to understand more about the...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | May 26, 2021
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...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | May 20, 2021
Sutherland submits public comment on Biden administration’s proposed rule on civics ed Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks The following is a public comment given by Sutherland Institute on May 19, 2021, regarding a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of...
by Sutherland Institute | May 17, 2021
Sutherland Institute statement on Critical Race Theory Written by Sutherland Institute SALT LAKE CITY—Sutherland Institute submitted the following statement to Gov. Spencer J. Cox in response to calls for a ban on Critical Race Theory. It can be attributed to...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | May 14, 2021
Utah requires character and civics ed in an integrated curriculum – do our schools comply? Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks Did you know that Utah law requires public school to teach character and civics education through an “integrated curriculum”? While...