education
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Why canceling everyone’s college debt is a bad idea
Even to those who don’t have debt, but still hold progressive ideas, this policy is part of the push to make education more equitable and fairer. But the fact is, it comes with serious pitfalls.
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U.S. History of Civics part 6: Utah’s story
As Utah continues to consider national events and state academic outcomes, the discussion about civics education will continue to ramp up. The public and policymakers can make a difference in the trajectory of civics education as they learn from the…
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Education and healthcare issues to look for in the 2020 legislative session
There are two policy areas in which reforms could most directly impact families and businesses in the 2020 legislative session: education and healthcare. And these issues tend to be heavily legislated areas of state public policy. Case in point: As…
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Three ways you can celebrate National School Choice Week
Utah has a unique opportunity to consider education choice in our state right now. We’re in the timely overlap of the first week of the Utah State Legislative session and National School Choice week. Here are a few ways to…
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Supreme Court case deals with education, religious discrimination
On Wednesday, January 22, the Supreme Court held oral arguments in a Montana case involving education and religious discrimination – a situation whose roots go back to the late 19th century.
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Should history textbooks differ from state to state?
A few days ago The New York Times published “Two states. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories,” an article that highlights an interesting reality: California and Texas history textbooks have the same publisher but different information within their covers.
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A new funding system may be best for Utah’s schools
If the tax reform package jump-starts a change in Utah’s public school funding policy, years down the road we may look back and find it to be the most powerful outcome of tax reform. We may see December 2019 as…
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Transcript: Former Gov. Jeb Bush on the future of education
I’m here just to give a few brief remarks about the importance of education. I’ll start with something…maybe it’s provocative, maybe you guys have already figured this out. It’s my passionate belief that a child born in poverty today in…
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Transcript: Dr. Clark Gilbert on innovation in education
The following is a transcript of Dr. Clark Gilbert’s keynote presentation at Innovation in Education (a Sutherland Institute event) on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at The Hinckley Institute of Politics. CLARK GILBERT: [First few seconds not recorded prior to microphone…