Christine Cooke Fairbanks
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Ed innovation: Here’s what’s going well in 2021
Two state policies, a new grassroots education development and a Supreme Court case from the last year offer reasons for hope and optimism moving forward.
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Curriculum transparency: why your school needs it
As a culture war continues to heat up around subjects like American history and civics, it seems obvious that parents – not policymakers – ought to make the final call about their student’s education.
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Hey parents – want to get involved in the standards revision process?
You can weigh in on the academic standards created by the state board. And next year you can add your input for the K-6 social studies standards.
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Why canceling everyone’s college debt is a bad idea
Even to those who don’t have debt, but still hold progressive ideas, this policy is part of the push to make education more equitable and fairer. But the fact is, it comes with serious pitfalls.
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Civics should be taught in every grade, not just high school
“Education in something like civics needs to be built like a layer cake, teaching students something in each grade, so that by the time they get to the required high school course, they have some background and understanding.”
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Families, school choice can help put Founders’ vision back into education
Families are more involved in education than in recent years. And according to one scholar, that’s a good thing because families are in the best position to direct education.
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Why I am grateful for history education: context, identity and liberty
Civics education, with its emphasis on mechanisms and procedures, means little if people do not understand how its creators came to the conclusions that a government needed checks and balance, for instance, or ought to avoid a king.
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Education trends: To 2021 and beyond
Year 2020 disrupted many things, including education. What is the future of education in 2021 and beyond? Ian Rowe, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, spoke about some of today’s most timely education issues at a Sutherland Institute…
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Teaching checks and balances in grades K-6
For this fifth review, we are looking at how well standards teach the concept of checks and balances among the branches of federal government, and between state/local and federal governments (federalism).
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Teaching ‘equality before the law’ in grades K-6
Sutherland Institute is seeking to understand how well Utah’s current social studies standards help students fulfill their duties in civil society and government. For this fourth review, we are looking at how well standards teach the concept of “equality before…