COVID-19
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Goodbye to ACT & SAT exams? COVID continues to propel change in higher ed
Read More: Goodbye to ACT & SAT exams? COVID continues to propel change in higher edPart of that equation will be the budget, and part of it will be higher education’s ability to adapt to a new reality in upcoming years.
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Who turns down $54 million?
Read More: Who turns down $54 million?Agree or disagree, it is good for all of us that many of our fellow citizens are motivated by a higher cause.
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COVID-19 vaccine, cancer treatments all show dire need for free market in drug manufacturing
Read More: COVID-19 vaccine, cancer treatments all show dire need for free market in drug manufacturingIf and when a safe and effective vaccine is found, it will be private drug manufacturing companies that produce the billions of doses necessary to defeat the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Stanford law professor: Government should not decide whether religious worship is ‘essential’
Read More: Stanford law professor: Government should not decide whether religious worship is ‘essential’“It is none of the state’s business to decide that religious worship is not important, it is the state’s business to decide whether particular forms the religious worship might take…
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Want a strong recovery? Lay groundwork for vaccine distribution now
Read More: Want a strong recovery? Lay groundwork for vaccine distribution nowIf Utah policymakers take action today to prepare for a COVID-19 vaccine – whenever it is found to be safe and effective – they will prime Utah for a strong…
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Religious Freedom 101: How did U.S. get to the point where religious services are ‘nonessential’?
Read More: Religious Freedom 101: How did U.S. get to the point where religious services are ‘nonessential’?There appear to be three factors at work: a decline in formal legal protection of religious freedom; an increase in general regulations that impact religious practice; and a decline in…
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New polling shows pandemic could bring increase in home schooling
Read More: New polling shows pandemic could bring increase in home schoolingA recent national poll from the American Federation for Children conducted by RealClear Opinion Research shows that 40 percent of families say they are more likely to home-school or enroll…
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Show grace and understanding to others amid fear and pain
Read More: Show grace and understanding to others amid fear and painIn such a unique, life-changing moment like the one we are living right now, Utahns – and history – should be quick to extend grace, rather than condemnation, toward both…
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U.S. History of Civics part 2: School reforms for COVID-19 point us to successful ed reformers in American history
Read More: U.S. History of Civics part 2: School reforms for COVID-19 point us to successful ed reformers in American historyThe following essay is part 2 in a series that discusses the history of civics education in America. U.S. History of Civics part 1: The Founders’ vision — ‘What species…
