Panorama Ed Surveils Schools and Students
I received an email from my child’s school yesterday that had me gritting my teeth. It provoked me into writing about the dangers of social emotional surveys, and the tech …
50 Shades of Pretending to Protect Kids from Porn
Tomorrow, June 30, the Utah State Board of Education will debate this issue: What is the best way to prevent pornographic materials in the school? Two model policies have been …
Equity: One of CRT’s many disguises in our schools
When people use the word “equity” it’s because they want whatever they’re associating it with to sound “fair.” But when it comes to racial matters, equity is the opposite of …
Explicit Materials in Schools – the Fight at the Utah State Board of Education
The nationwide spotlight on illicit and explicit materials in our kids’ schools has been shining on Utah particularly lately, culminating in Representative Ken Ivory’s Sensitive Materials in Schools bill, HB374 That …
The Simple Art of Learning
Natalie Cline is on to something in her plea for simplicity. Her presentation, entitled “The Simple Art of Learning,” makes the case for addition by subtraction in a number of …
PART I “WHITE” People: CRT Alive and Unwell in Our Schools
Critical Race Theory is the Schrodinger’s cat of public education–it’s both taught and yet somehow not taught in our Utah schools. That’s the conundrum, isn’t it? How can so many …
Say No to SJR 6: 3Rs in the Classroom UPDATED 2-25
The SJR 6 Joint Resolution Promoting the 3rs Framework of Rights, Responsibility, and Respect in Classrooms, if you go by the sound of it, seems like a bill that could inspire folks …
HB337: Don’t Let the Governor Get His Hands in Education
HB 337 supposedly tries to create a way for parents to be heard through an Education Ombudsman — but that won’t happen because the ombudsman would be under the Governor. Governor Cox …
The Slippery Slope of HOPE: Where the HOPE Scholarship goes wrong
Some Utahns continue to claim that HB331, the Hope Scholarship Program bill, has sufficient protections against government overreach and regulation, because the intent behind the bill is good. And maybe …
School Choice? A Video Worth the Watch
Sometimes parents get so frustrated with public schools that they become desperate for solutions. This is completely understandable. Public, or government-run schools, are declining on multiple fronts, and our kids …