by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 22, 2021
Are Utah social studies standards doing their job? Teaching freedom of religion in grades 7-12 Written by This is part 8 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active citizens. In this part, we...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 15, 2021
Are Utah social studies standards doing their job? Teaching freedom of speech in grades 7-12 Written by This is part 7 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active citizens. In this part, we...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Jan 15, 2021
2021 legislative session needs to address civics ed … here’s how Written by Last week’s Capitol riot was distressing for Americans. The past year was already tense with the uncertainties of a pandemic, riots in major cities across the nation, and a...
by Rick B. Larsen | Jan 15, 2021
Does freedom have an expiration date? Written by Originally published in Deseret News. Current events call to mind a question posed by columnist Cal Thomas: “Does America have an expiration date?” History says all democracies do. Sir John Bagot Glubb...
by Derek Monson | Jan 13, 2021
Gov. Cox’s new budget proposal looks good – but one thing’s missing Written by This week Gov. Spencer Cox released his fiscal year 2022 state budget recommendations. Highlights in the news include its overall size ($21.7 billion) as well as new spending on...
by Derek Monson | Jan 8, 2021
Lessons from the D.C. riot Written by The riots in D.C. and storming of the U.S. Capitol Building – not to mention the four resulting deaths (as of this writing) – were tragic and unnecessary. They soured the hope and optimism of a new year. But, it is...
