by William C. Duncan | Jun 17, 2022
How Native American students helped change Utah law on graduation attire Written by Last month, The Washington Post profiled two Utah students who made an important difference. The two students had similar, and frustrating, graduation experiences. Trinidad Cervantes...
by William C. Duncan | Jun 15, 2022
Release of opinions may be least dramatic part of this Supreme Court term Written by Stephen Field was the first justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from California and the third appointed by President Abraham Lincoln. Until recently, Justice Field was the only...
by Derek Monson | Jun 10, 2022
Virtual high schools’ success highlights value of ed choice Written by The growth and success of virtual high schools gained recent news coverage from The Salt Lake Tribune. The story focused primarily on Kings Peak High School – a recently launched virtual high...
by Derek Monson | Jun 10, 2022
Insights into civics education from UVU’s ‘State of Civics’ report Written by Utah Valley University’s Center for Constitutional Studies (CCS) recently published two reports analyzing Utahns’ knowledge of basic civics facts and the state of civics education in Utah...
by Derek Monson | Jun 8, 2022
Q&A: Research on ranked choice voting suggests mixed effects Written by Political science research on ranked choice voting (RCV) is not sufficient to draw conclusions regarding voter turnout, elected officials’ accountability to voters, or voter confidence in...
by Sutherland Institute | Jun 3, 2022
State School Board District 4 primary debate – June 8 Written by Sutherland Institute Continuing efforts to help voters become better informed about individuals seeking to serve on the Utah State Board of Education (USBE), a debate will be conducted next week with...