Sutherland Institute
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Is innovation at heart of Utah’s top-ranked schools?
Why is it that charter schools tend to do so well? Perhaps it’s because they have the space to innovate, try new things, and find what works versus what doesn’t.
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Harvard law professor seeking to ban homeschooling should celebrate educational diversity, not attack it
By extending the reach of freedom and opportunity for individuals and families, we illustrate what it is that truly makes America great.
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Sutherland Institute applauds the compromise special needs scholarship bill
Students with an individualized education program (IEP) will now have the opportunity to purchase a range of educational options outside of just school tuition that meet their unique needs, including textbooks, therapies, fees, supplemental materials, and more.
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Pastors being arrested. Mayors shutting down churches. What does the law say about all of this?
In the fluid pandemic situation, religious freedom is being tossed around both as an excuse for continuing public gatherings and as a focus of derision from those who are using the crisis to argue that religious people are the problem.
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Sutherland signs coalition letter urging expansion of 529s (education savings accounts) for COVID-19 home learning
Congress should help families with homeschooling expenses due to COVID-19 by expanding 529 education savings accounts.
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SCOTUS to hear arguments by phone – and can a state go too far to protect religious liberty?
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to conduct oral arguments by phone next month. This effort to adjust to ongoing pandemic conditions will be a first for the court.
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Utah rolls out plan to reopen the economy – will it ever be the same?
How we get food, shop, travel, work and entertain ourselves have all changed. Where and how could the pandemic permanently change economic life for families?
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Pandemic brings out religion’s unifying power … even for the nonreligious
In a time of crisis, such as the present pandemic, we are often reminded of fundamental realities that can be easy to forget or take for granted during better times.
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COVID-19 helps boost innovative cost-sharing program as Utah colleges delay tuition hikes
Salt Lake Community College, Utah Valley University and the University of Utah are delaying tuition hikes in an effort to keep education affordable during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Sutherland signs coalition letter urging Congress to fix Federal CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Security)
Sutherland believes that with this flexibility, the federal funding would better complement the state’s current economic relief efforts and more effectively position state and local economies for a rapid recovery once the novel coronavirus pandemic is under control.