Utah Attorney General’s Office Seeks to Dismiss Common Core Lawsuit
One year ago, Libertas Institute announced a lawsuit against the State Board of Education over its adoption of Common Core, alleging that the Board had violated two laws in so doing—both of which dealt with public notice and...
NEA’s Opposition to Homeschooling Not Based on Fact
In 2009, the long-time lawyer for the National Education Association (NEA), Bob Chanin, gave a farewell speech to a crowd of thousands of assembled delegates at the organization’s annual conference. In a moment of startling...
Per Pupil Spending in Utah: The Wrong Measure of Success
Each summer, local media outlets produce stories about the level of per pupil spending in Utah, pointing out that Utah comes in last place across the country in per-pupil funding. These stories aren’t really news since...
The Criminality of Truancy from Public School
Sam Giles, a young student in Georgia, missed a few days of school beyond what the law considered acceptable, and as a result, his mother was arrested. Julie, who works as a substitute teacher, notes that “Sam originally...
SB204: Making More Explicit a Parent’s Right to Opt a Child out of Testing
This bill passed the Senate 18-6 and passed the House 54-19. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. As revealed in our recent interview with a Utah mother, schools...
Assistant Attorney General Further Restricts Parental Rights in Utah
Yesterday morning, we published an interview with Heather Gardner, a Utah mother of five young children, who was told by school administrators that her children were no longer welcome on campus because she had opted them out of...