by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Sep 19, 2024
2 ways that policymakers can support public schools trying to do more with less Written by Rather than first pursuing reform through mandates, policymakers ought to consider the value of creating rewards – which can act as incentives – for efforts the state...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Sep 11, 2024
Simple reforms to make school district websites better for parents Written by All 41 school districts have some sort of policy regarding parent access to curriculum on their website, and the majority of them (32 to be exact) were easily accessible. Of the 27 districts...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Sep 4, 2024
How nonprofit Next Step to Success teaches kids the ‘success sequence’ Written by Next Steps to Success is a nonprofit that teaches the success sequence and offers an after-school program and a full-day summer program to students in Norfolk, Virginia. Nonprofit and...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Aug 30, 2024
How Utah can increase parent access to curriculum Written by Originally published in Deseret News. A lot has been said recently about parents’ rights in schools (and rightly so), but a lot less has been said about parent responsibility in schools. A key part of that...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks | Aug 29, 2024
A framework for the congressional efforts in education policy Written by Education is a state, local and family issue, but Congress is often involved in education policy. In making education policy, Congress ought to use a framework that increases access to...
by The Likely Voter | Aug 29, 2024
How Utah school boards, districts, lawmakers can close parent-access gap Written by Many Utah teachers are succeeding in their effort to be transparent with curriculum. State policy requires parent access to instructional materials, but many district websites are...
