Education
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Pearl Harbor: Will today’s Americans step up to their own ‘greatest generation’ moment?
Why reflect on a day that seems so far away in the rearview mirror? Because there are some parallels that force us to confront difficult questions, which in turn can teach us important lessons for the problems we face today.
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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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Transcript: Ian Rowe on remote learning and civic education
“We need to focus on things like developing personal agency, understanding a sense of responsibility, strong academic backgrounds. Those are the things that allow people to prosper and propel their lives forward, not, you know, making yourself feel better by…
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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…
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Elections have consequences: Education policy under a Biden administration
Even though education wasn’t a focal point in many debates, Biden’s election will mean education policy changes. What does education in the United States look like under a Biden administration?
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3 education issues for newly elected officials to focus on
Now that Election Day has come and gone let’s turn our attention to the important education issues that our policymakers-to-be ought to focus on
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Teaching freedom of the press and media literacy in grades K-6
Equipping students to understand the skills and rights associated with this freedom is key for the next generation to promulgate the republic.