Since the beginning of the pandemic, microschools have seen a surge in awareness and interest as parents seek out ways to be more involved through education alternatives.

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Parents have become less involved in classroom responsibilities, says Rick Hess, author and director of education policy studies at @AEI. If parents want change, they need to establish a voice in the process.

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Rick Hess, author and director of education policy studies at @AEI, says educators and students should return to the formative role of education, rather than making it performative.

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Education has become one of the most polarized issues in state national politics in recent years. The debates over what should be taught to students, and even the overall purpose of education, prompt an important question: What is the right vision for education in America?

Rick Hess joins Nic Dunn on this week's episode to discuss his new book, co-authored with Michael McShane: Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College.

Rick is a senior fellow and the director of education policy studies for @AEI. He argues that we need to refocus education on its proper institutional and civic purpose, offering a vision for how to orient future education policy discussions in a way that should be broadly popular among Americans.

Sutherland's education policy fellow, Christine Cooke Fairbanks, also joins the discussion to show how principles like elevating families and strengthening parent-teacher partnerships can be successfully implemented, citing examples in Utah.

Show notes:

Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K-12, and College | American Enterprise Institute – AEI https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/getting-education-right/
Frederick M. Hess | American Enterprise Institute – AEI https://www.aei.org/profile/frederick-m-hess/
Christine Cooke Fairbanks – Sutherland Institute https://sutherlandinstitute.org/christine-cooke-fairbanks/

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At Sutherland Institute's 2023 Congressional Series, Nic Dunn moderates a panel with Sutherland's Derek Monson and Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Mallory Bateman discuss how coordinating education, transportation and infrastructure decisions can help set Utah up for continued success in its ever-growing environment.

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At Sutherland Institute's 2023 Congressional Series, Nic Dunn moderates a panel with Sutherland's Christine Cooke Fairbanks and University of Utah's Jim Curry on American education and the roles Congress and the executive branch play in instituting policies for students.

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It's common for voters to complain that Congress doesn't do enough on a number of different issues, citing gridlock and political dysfunction. But what about areas where it would actually be better if Congress did less?

On this episode, we discuss why education has become such a polarized issue, and why Congress is ill-suited to make real progress on behalf of students. Sutherland Institute Education Policy Fellow Christine Cooke Fairbanks joins the podcast to argue for returning more of these contentious issues – education in particular – to the states.

Show notes:
- How members of Congress should approach education policy (Utah Policy op-ed) https://sutherlandinstitute.org/how-members-of-congress-should-approach-education-policy/

- Why Congress can’t deliver on education policy - Sutherland Institute https://sutherlandinstitute.org/why-congress-cant-deliver-on-education-policy/

- Why Utah students would benefit from the ‘success sequence’ (Salt Lake Tribune op-ed) https://sutherlandinstitute.org/why-utah-students-would-benefit-from-the-success-sequence/

Defending Ideas is a weekly podcast produced by Sutherland Institute. On this show we are committed to renewing the principles of common sense conservatism, by equipping listeners to become more effective champions of sound principle and good policy. Visit defendingideas.org.

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Kathleen Porter-Magee of Partnership Schools in New York City explains that seeing faith-based schools as crucial components of faith-based institutions and churches makes education policy mission-critical to their work.

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, microschools have seen a surge in awareness and interest as parents seek out ways to be more involved through education alternatives.

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Parents have become less involved in classroom responsibilities, says Rick Hess, author and director of education policy studies at @AEI. If parents want change, they need to establish a voice in the process.

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Rick Hess, author and director of education policy studies at @AEI, says educators and students should return to the formative role of education, rather than making it performative.

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