by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 13, 2020
Are Utah social studies standards doing their job? Teaching ‘equality before the law’ in grades K-6 Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks This is part 4 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 5, 2020
Are Utah social studies standards doing their job? Teaching freedom of the press and media literacy in grades K-6 Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks This is part 3 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare...
by Rick B. Larsen | Nov 5, 2020
The quality of our future depends upon understanding our past Written by Rick B. Larsen Originally published in Deseret News. In 1957, the space race with Russia inspired nationwide focus on academic achievement and technology. In 2011, President Barack Obama...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 3, 2020
Religious Liberty, Civics and the Public Classroom Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks “Public schools are not religion-free zones. Nor are they places where religion is transferred to the next generation,” says Eleesha Tucker, executive director of the Utah...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 29, 2020
Are Utah social studies standards doing their job? Teaching freedom of religion in grades K-6 Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks This is part 2 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 8, 2020
This is part 1 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active citizens. In this part, we analyze current social studies standards for grades K-6. While there are United States Government and Citizenship...