Education policy, COVID decision-making, and coalition-building with Karen Peterson.

Education policy does not move through a single decision-maker. It moves through a system.In Episode 7 of Back Channel, Marty Carpenter talks with Karen Peterson about what most people misunderstand about how education policy gets made in Utah, why it can feel impossible for families to navigate, and how decisions actually move when parents, school boards, districts, the State Board of Education, the Legislature, and the governor’s office all have a hand on the wheel.Karen also shares what COVID response looked like inside state government, what coalition-building in the House really requires, and why community becomes the point when the pressure is real.🎙️ Watch and subscribe to stay up to date. New episode every Friday.Off Script. On Record.