Education
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The key to evaluating curriculum transparency legislation
The parent-teacher partnership is the place where the desires and interests of two institutions meet: the family and public education. Public policy should respect both institutions.
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2022 brings opportunity to renew the parent-teacher partnership
We have a chance to make 2022 the year that Utah showed its determination, for the sake of students, to rise above the current political temptation to polarize every issue – and instead renew the parent-teacher partnership.
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New teacher guidelines would strengthen their standing
Lawmakers should be commended for bringing forward proposals to support the parent-teacher partnership through increased curriculum transparency.
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Sutherland Institute statement in support of improved curriculum transparency
Presented before the Education Interim Committee by Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute vice president of government affairs: We appreciate Senator Lincoln Fillmore’s and the committee’s efforts to address this important matter of curriculum transparency. … The proposed legislation admirably strengthens the…
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Oversimplification of Virginia election results could hinder student learning
The reaction to Virginia’s recent gubernatorial election is an example of the tendency to oversimplify the interpretation of an election into a basic political narrative. Such oversimplification could hinder curriculum transparency.
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Robust curriculum transparency will build parent-teacher partnership
Just as every college course gives students a syllabus – an outline of topics that will be discussed and the resources that will be used – our K-12 public schools should proactively inform students and parents of the topics and…
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Sutherland Institute testimony in support of improved curriculum transparency
Sutherland Institute supports and will continue to advocate for enhanced curriculum transparency for grades K-12.
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Why complete transparency is needed in deciding what to teach in the classroom
Sutherland research makes clear that most parents in Utah still trust most teachers. And most teachers in Utah hold sacred their duty to teach. This parent-teacher partnership is key to the long-term solution. Complete transparency will strengthen this partnership.
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Perfectionism and the American story
Under the guise of penitent cultural self-examination, critics of American values and institutions have argued that the faults of America’s past unavoidably undermine all that is good in America now. Such a view is perilously deceptive because it tricks us…
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Celebrating our founding ideals: A Q&A with Celebrate Freedom author Bill Mattox
In a Q&A with Sutherland’s Derek Monson, Bill Mattox of the James Madison Institute explains his Celebrate Freedom curriculum, which has reached over a million Florida high school students.