Policy
Education
Human beings are magnificent. We were born with a God-given ability to learn and the capacity to grow. As Aristotle put it, “All men by nature desire to know.” Education is broader than any one school system. It’s a series of opportunities to learn, which should be delivered in ways that allow us to meet the unique needs of children. The growing diversity of our student population requires an equitable education for every child, which contemplates both productive citizenship and employment and which is delivered by the best teachers – whoever they are.
This vision for education requires humility and the pursuit of good ideas – wherever they come from. We can achieve this by empowering parents to create learning paths as unique as the student, rejecting approaches that undermine decision-making authority of those closest to the student, respecting taxpayers as owners of the public education system, and protecting the marketplace of options and the innovators who contribute to it. Education is necessary because each individual has the potential to accomplish great things. Education should reflect these truths, and we believe it can.
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Find the right education option for your child
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Find the right education option for your child
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Utah Schools Navigator: Helping families find the right educational fit
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Parents know their children best
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The education debate that's changing America
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Should every child go to the same type of school?
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Who decides where kids go to school?
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The growing demand for school choice
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Why one education system cannot work for every child
Insights & Takeaways
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InsightsA success story: Using Junior Achievement in home-school co-ops
Read More: A success story: Using Junior Achievement in home-school co-opsSeveral Utah families have incorporated an annual hands-on entrepreneurial experience into their homeschool co-op through JA, and it’s become a highlight for students and parents alike.
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InsightsA success story: hybrid at-home learning with Canyon Grove Academy
Read More: A success story: hybrid at-home learning with Canyon Grove AcademyIn addition to curriculum, the Utah County charter school offers interactive learning experiences like a farm, garden, simulators, fishing, rock climbing and more.
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InsightsHow AI could prevent teacher burnout
Read More: How AI could prevent teacher burnoutSome teachers have found that AI platforms can reduce the time and prep work of teaching.
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InsightsQ&A: Junior Achievement is for home-schoolers too
Read More: Q&A: Junior Achievement is for home-schoolers tooJunior Achievement is a nonprofit that aims to help elementary and secondary students – in traditional or nontraditional school settings – learn principles of finance, economics and entrepreneurship.
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TakeawaysIncreasing choice in higher ed: 3 alternatives to traditional college
Read More: Increasing choice in higher ed: 3 alternatives to traditional collegeAs Utah diversifies its K-12 education programs with choices, we should take note that the state’s colleges and universities are doing the same.
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InsightsCan confidence in higher education be renewed with choice and innovation?
Read More: Can confidence in higher education be renewed with choice and innovation?Some institutions of postsecondary schooling – like UVU and BYU-Pathway Worldwide – are already making strides in reducing the cost to acquire employable skills.
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InsightsDoes AI belong in home schooling?
Read More: Does AI belong in home schooling?One group seems especially open to the potential uses of generative AI: home-schoolers. They are already open to doing things differently, and they need curriculum resources.
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InsightsCan free market thinking improve education policy?
Read More: Can free market thinking improve education policy?Public policy and culture are shifting with the increased interest in new education choices, and AI is making its way into the classroom.
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InsightsShould we stop talking about ‘polarization’ in education policy?
Read More: Should we stop talking about ‘polarization’ in education policy?Viewing today’s education policy issues outside of the framework of right-left politics may help us find our way forward in education reform.
