Christine Cooke Fairbanks
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Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan: What it could mean for Utah schools
The Biden administration’s “Build Back Better” infrastructure proposal is getting attention, mostly for its price tag – $2.25 trillion – but also for the broad swaths of American life that it covers.
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Buzzwords and inside baseball: 8 Utah ed questions clarified
What’s the difference between curriculum and standards? What is civics education versus social studies? What is Critical Race Theory?
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Key takeaways: How can standards for Utah social studies and civics education be improved?
Starting last fall, Sutherland Institute decided to review the Utah social studies standards in grades K-12 by analyzing them for how well they address five fundamental American principles and share what we’ve learned. Here are a few key takeaways.
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Keeping an eye on power: checks and balances for grades 7-12
It’s no surprise that the Founders created a government that corrals and channels power to very specific actions through a system of checks and balances. This is part 16 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education…
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Civics education is a hot topic – here’s how the 2021 Legislature handled it
Civics education is top of mind for many Americans. Because of the unrest of last year and this one, it’s become a new hot topic in education reform.
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Hot-button issue of equality in 7-12 standards
Equality remains a hot-button issue in America today. Students are hearing about and navigating the topic of equality now more than ever before. Are they equipped? The public school system is constantly updating its standards with the hope of helping…
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Do education standards help students’ media literacy?
Free discussion is key to a functioning republic. And free discussion is often enabled and disseminated through media, so long as freedom of the press is alive and well.
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‘Public schools are not religion-free zones’
Being truly educated means students understand one of the most powerful forces in the world: religion. This is part 13 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active citizens.
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Cox’s education adviser says new tech partly to blame for uncivil civic conversations
The year 2021 brought with it a new governor and administration, including Cummins, a former member of the Utah State Board of Education.
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JEC panel headed by Sen. Lee says school closures have harmed students…here’s how
The report seeks to discuss the results of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic against the risks of spreading the COVID-19 infection if schools were to open up again.