Policy
Education
Human beings are magnificent. We were born with a God-given ability to learn and the capacity to grow. As Aristotle put it, “All men by nature desire to know.” Education is broader than any one school system. It’s a series of opportunities to learn, which should be delivered in ways that allow us to meet the unique needs of children. The growing diversity of our student population requires an equitable education for every child, which contemplates both productive citizenship and employment and which is delivered by the best teachers – whoever they are.
This vision for education requires humility and the pursuit of good ideas – wherever they come from. We can achieve this by empowering parents to create learning paths as unique as the student, rejecting approaches that undermine decision-making authority of those closest to the student, respecting taxpayers as owners of the public education system, and protecting the marketplace of options and the innovators who contribute to it. Education is necessary because each individual has the potential to accomplish great things. Education should reflect these truths, and we believe it can.
Policy
Education
Human beings are magnificent. We were born with a God-given ability to learn and the capacity to grow. As Aristotle put it, “All men by nature desire to know.” Education is broader than any one school system. It’s a series of opportunities to learn, which should be delivered in ways that allow us to meet the unique needs of children. The growing diversity of our student population requires an equitable education for every child, which contemplates both productive citizenship and employment and which is delivered by the best teachers – whoever they are.
This vision for education requires humility and the pursuit of good ideas – wherever they come from. We can achieve this by empowering parents to create learning paths as unique as the student, rejecting approaches that undermine decision-making authority of those closest to the student, respecting taxpayers as owners of the public education system, and protecting the marketplace of options and the innovators who contribute to it. Education is necessary because each individual has the potential to accomplish great things. Education should reflect these truths, and we believe it can.
Important links:
- Read our newest education publication
- Find out more about Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Read more about our education vision
Media
Insights & Takeaways
Localized education is best for students
In education policy, Congress should let the states and local districts lead.
Why Congress can’t deliver on education policy
Congress was never intended to implement sweeping policies on education minutiae involving person-centric, one-on-one interaction between students, teachers, parents and school boards.
Why Utah students would benefit from the ‘success sequence’
As Utah leaders seek ways to improve upward mobility for our state’s youth, recent data sheds light on the importance of the family.
History of parent-driven education: Part 5 – Charter schools and pre-pandemic public-school choice
Education choice is now available to more parents of all backgrounds, which reflects public school choice’s early bipartisan beginnings.
Home schooling is a growing option for families of many backgrounds
As parents seek the option that suits their children and family the best, the home-schooling movement is becoming less ideological.
History of parent-driven education: Part 4 – The rise of the modern home-schooling movement
The advent of modern home school – a radical reform for the time in which it began – grew from roots in both the political left and conservative Christian movements during the 1960s and ’70s.
History of parent-driven education: Part 3 – Growth of federal education policy from early 1900s to 1980s
Federal education policy is as hotly debated today as ever before. The creation of the Department of Education did not come without controversy.
A success story: home-schooling connection with LiftEd
Mother of five who spent a lot of time searching for education options says the platform’s support allows her to home-school while also being able to keep up with other aspects of family life.
Q&A: American Heritage School’s LiftEd platform for home-schoolers
Private school that incorporates teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently launched online platform that has created a more parent-driven education model for home-schoolers.