Sutherland Institute
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Sen. Romney joins Congressional Series, talks family, happiness and enterprise
At Sutherland’s annual Congressional Series, Sen. Mitt Romney touts Utah’s success and America’s resilience in a changing world.
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Helping parents address chronic absenteeism
Utah education leaders and researchers note that there is no single reason to explain the uptick in absenteeism – the reasons are as varied as the students and families.
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How to strengthen the ‘success sequence’ in Utah
Growing numbers of young adults across America — including here in Utah — are moving into adulthood without a durable connection to two benchmarks strongly connected to human well-being: work and marriage.
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A Timeline of American Education
With education at the forefront of American politics, we provide a timeline of how American education has evolved from the Colonial era to the present day in terms of parent-driven education.
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History of parent-driven education: Part 7 – Today’s post-pandemic era to the future of parent-driven options
While all states have accepted the responsibility of creating a universal, “free” (tax-supported) education system, some states see that the objective can now be met while including a range of options.
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States should welcome religiously motivated foster parents
Massachusetts’s recent decision to deny a Catholic couple the ability to foster children due to their religious beliefs stands at odds with Supreme Court precedent, lower federal court decisions, and the needs of children.
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Does the Utah Constitution recognize a broad right to abortion?
The Utah Supreme Court has just concluded oral arguments in a challenge to the state’s abortion regulations.
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Rep. Stewart reflects on time in Congress, hopes to be remembered for prioritizing family
Discussing his time in Congress and what’s next, Rep. Chris Stewart kicked off Sutherland Institute’s annual Congressional Series.
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History of parent-driven education: Part 6 – Vouchers, ESAs and pre-pandemic private-school choice
Even before the pandemic, education savings accounts and other types of education choice policies were gaining ground.
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Wisconsin says Catholic charity group isn’t religious enough
If the government gets to decide what religious organizations are “religious enough,” it could use that authority to privilege some religious beliefs over others.