Derek Monson
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Civics can help solve the problems of surging COVID cases, hospitalizations
If we are to do better in the future and maintain the American experiment in self-governance, it will be at least partly due to improved civics education.
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The core concepts of critical race theory
This post informs readers about the main ideas of critical race theory by describing them in the words of critical race theorists, without intending any commentary on those ideas. The descriptions below should not be viewed as either critique or…
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Protecting against politicizing the classroom: A Q&A on curriculum transparency
“There is no one silver bullet to defeating the rise of politics in the classroom, but academic (curriculum) transparency would put a decisive stop to the ability of schools to smuggle controversial content in absent parental awareness.“
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Mask mandate uproar is a civics lesson in real time
Whatever the next mask mandate dispute or controversy may be, it should remind us of the importance of understanding how our government works. The more we lose that understanding, the more that mask mandates and similar issues will feel like…
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State board of education meeting makes case for curriculum transparency
The win-win potential of curriculum transparency is important, since survey data suggests that parents and teachers are on the same page when it comes to things like civics and history education – where classroom politicization is most likely to occur.
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A system ‘where money follows the children, not schools’: A Q&A with Allison Sorensen
“Education policy is one of the things we tend to play a game of ‘whack-a-mole’ much too often,” Sorensen says. “The reality is we could solve a lot of these problems by creating a more market-based system where the parent…
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‘It’s better to aim high’: Q&A on Utah State School Board’s revision of social studies standards
States with “exemplary” civics and history standards typically include four elements. This is the conclusion from a Sutherland Institute Q&A with Fordham Institute senior researcher David Griffith, who co-authored a recent analysis of every state’s civics and history standards, in…
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Civics lies at the heart of ‘the Utah way’
With vision, leadership and sufficient efforts on the ground, we can muster the political will to plant “the Utah way” in the hearts and minds of future generations.
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If not a CRT ban – then what?
So if a destructive CRT ban is at best a partial policy solution – which may ultimately prove ineffective – what are the alternative (or perhaps additional) policy options that leaders should consider?
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Prescription Drugs 101: Understanding the price you pay at the pharmacy
The pandemic has shown how valuable an effective and free market for prescription drugs is to Americans’ well-being and health – the market produced multiple safe and effective COVID vaccines in record time.