by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 17, 2022
Education pluralism: The state of private schools Written by In spring 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic school shutdowns, the children of Kurt and Meagan Christensen struggled with the difficulties of remote learning in Alpine School District. Meagan, a former...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 11, 2022
Education pluralism: The state of career and technical education Written by With midterms elections this week, Democrats and Republicans are contemplating how they fared in their respective races – part of which might be how well they wooed the working-class vote....
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Nov 4, 2022
Students need education pluralism Written by Voters in the upcoming election will be able to voice their opinion on current education trends, and according to some observers, education may be a key issue in November. Whether it’s teaching U.S. history, protecting...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 28, 2022
Pandemic slide in test scores shows why we need multiple approaches to education Written by As anticipated, the Nation’s Report Card released Monday showed staggering declines in test scores – a result of the COVID-19 pandemic policy. While Utah performed better...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Oct 20, 2022
Expanding the scope of Sutherland Institute’s education policy research Written by Hello followers of Sutherland Institute, My name is Christine Cooke Fairbanks, and I am thrilled to be (re)joining the Sutherland Institute team as the education policy fellow. During...
by Sutherland Institute | Oct 7, 2022
Utah State Board of Education candidates general-election debates continue Written by With several Utah State Board of Education (USBE) seats on the Nov. 8 ballot this year, the series of pre-general election candidate debates continues. To help voters in the...