Can we fix Utah's literacy crisis? | Andrea Brandley, Carolyn Sharette, and Leland Anderson скачать в хорошем качестве

Can we fix Utah's literacy crisis? | Andrea Brandley, Carolyn Sharette, and Leland Anderson

Utah’s literacy rates have become a statewide priority — and for good reason. In this episode of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn and Sutherland's education expert Christine Cooke Fairbanks sit down with Andrea Brandley, senior education analyst at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Carolyn Sharette, president of American Preparatory Schools, and Leland Anderson, principal of American Heritage School’s Salt Lake City campus.  Together, they examine new research showing that only half of Utah's third graders read on grade level, discuss why literacy is foundational to long-term opportunity and self-government, and explore the reforms lawmakers are considering this legislative session. They also highlight bright spots across Utah’s education landscape and consider how education choice — public, charter, private, and home-based learning — can help drive the innovation and individualized support students need to read well, early, and with confidence.    • 2026 Governor Cox State of the State Address   The Future Is Watching: Understanding Utah’s Early Literacy Landscape https://d36oiwf74r1rap.cloudfront.net... We need to improve literacy. Is education choice part of the solution? https://sutherlandinstitute.org/impro... 0:00 – Introduction 0:50 – Data on Utah students' literacy 21:10 – Some schools are beating literacy averages 39:21 – Can school choice improve literacy? 1:00:24 – Takeaways