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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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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InsightsWant to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support you
Read More: Want to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support youWhile homeschooling can be an independent endeavor, it’s also a grassroots, community endeavor with strong networks to support families. In fact, many people find resources, ideas, co-ops, and more through…
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InsightsProtecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter
Read More: Protecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights MatterParents are in a unique position of understanding their children, but they also have an “investment” that others do not.
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InsightsHomeschooling Awareness Month is an opportunity for policymakers to learn
Read More: Homeschooling Awareness Month is an opportunity for policymakers to learnNew and veteran lawmakers need to know the different ways families educate at home and which policies advance traditional homeschooling versus subsidized scholarship models.
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InsightsKey developments reshaping charter school policy, and what they mean for states
Read More: Key developments reshaping charter school policy, and what they mean for statesIt’s National Charter School Week, creating the opportunity to evaluate how charter schools are serving students.
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InsightsTeaching America’s 250th shouldn’t be controversial. Good public policy can help.
Read More: Teaching America’s 250th shouldn’t be controversial. Good public policy can help.The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is a unique and valuable opportunity for civics education.
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InsightsEducation choice in court. What do current lawsuits mean for the future?
Read More: Education choice in court. What do current lawsuits mean for the future?Families are already demanding more choices, and that expectation will be very hard to quash, even amid challenges to specific education-choice structures.
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InsightsHurdles facing education choice programs across the nation
Read More: Hurdles facing education choice programs across the nationEducation choice programs will need ongoing support and improvement. False narratives should be corrected, but real issues should be resolved.
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InsightsWhat Trump’s education budget means for state lawmakers in 2026
Read More: What Trump’s education budget means for state lawmakers in 2026Trump’s new education budget seeks to reduce funding overall, eliminating and streamlining programs, similar to last year.
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InsightsSutherland Institute’s public comment on the new civics course standards
Read More: Sutherland Institute’s public comment on the new civics course standardsThe passage of last year’s H.B. 381 and this year’s H.B. 312 and S.B. 268 adjust Utah’s civics and social studies requirements.
