by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | May 2, 2024
Do we need to care about the Utah State Board of Education? Written by Headlines about the Utah GOP nominating convention displayed how contentious politics are nowadays, and showed how hotly contested the races for the state school board have become as well. An...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Apr 25, 2024
Education policy to consider during the 2024 election season Written by U.S. presidential elections center on politics – polls, primaries, speeches, electoral votes. Americans should view elections as an opportunity to also learn about policy – the ideas that go...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks and Megan Myres McMillan | Apr 18, 2024
How transparent are school districts about curriculum? Written by Local school districts have a unique policymaking role for public schools. Being closer to families, districts can create policies that reflect local culture. They can also approve curriculum. For...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Apr 11, 2024
What would a parent-teacher ‘handshake’ look like in Utah? Written by Anchored at the center of many education reforms is the parent-teacher relationship. AEI scholar Rick Hess has talked about the importance of the parent-teacher “handshake,” a relationship of...
by The Likely Voter | Apr 4, 2024
How Utah is supporting teachers Written by A 2023 WalletHub survey ranked Utah as the third best state for teachers. In recent years, Utah’s Legislature has worked to improve its education system through education choice and curriculum transparency, but what has the...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Apr 4, 2024
Curriculum transparency: a burden or benefit for teachers? Written by Strengthening parents’ rights is a worthy policy goal. Parents are a child’s first and natural teachers, and they guide a child’s education thereafter. But it should not become an anti-teacher...
