Sutherland Institute
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JEC panel headed by Sen. Lee says school closures have harmed students…here’s how
The report seeks to discuss the results of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic against the risks of spreading the COVID-19 infection if schools were to open up again.
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Cancel culture points to big question: Are students learning about freedom of speech?
As U.S. senators and Star Wars and Avengers actors have found out, the cultural phenomenon called “cancel culture” continues to insert itself into many parts of society.
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Sutherland Institute supports HCR 15 – Emphasizing the Importance of Civics Education – in committee
The major events of the last year – an ongoing pandemic, public health lockdowns, riots in major American cities over racial injustice, and a violent attempt to overturn the results of a presidential election – have illuminated the need for…
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Presidents of both parties unite in recognizing the good that religious groups do
It is no coincidence that this public enterprise focused on the institution of religion has been a source of bipartisan unity despite broad social divisions elsewhere.
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Supreme Court order on CA pandemic worship restrictions should nudge lawmakers in right direction
These justices noted the state’s interest in reducing the risk of infection was “compelling” but faulted it for failing to “explain why it cannot address its legitimate concerns with rules short of a total ban” and “to explain why narrower…
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3 civics lessons from Abraham Lincoln
In some ways, Lincoln’s era in American history is not so unlike ours. While America may not be experiencing anything like a civil war, we are certainly experiencing a civics crisis.
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Research shows religion improves gender equality
One typical criticism of traditional religion is how it treats or views women, especially in family relationships. Evidence, however, points to the opposite conclusion: Religious participation most often means greater gender equality in the home.
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Teaching checks and balances in grades 7-12
Understanding this concept is crucial to understanding America’s form of government, and it’s something high school graduates need to learn in order to protect and participate in our republic. This is part 11 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to…
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Romney child allowance plan good for families – maybe work and government, too
Whatever the trajectory of the bill, it contains policy that ought to be considered and debated by Congress. America desperately needs policy to shore up civic institutions, and the Family Security Act represents reform that is fit for the times…
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Lessons from the pandemic can light our nation’s path ahead
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the darker periods of time in the lives of many people and for our nation as a whole. But vaccines are bringing with them the hope that we can see the light at…