Sutherland Institute
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Religious schools need freedom to hire and retain staff that support organizational mission
Supporting the mission of an organization is one of the basic tests for employment with it. The principle should rightly extend to hiring decisions of religious schools.
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Biden’s education secretary should look to inclusive approach advocated in Utah
Everyone is different, and a variety of careers and educational paths ought to be considered legitimate without cutting against each other.
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Biden administration’s proposed repeal of religious student protections illuminates continuing need for religious freedom
Although the formal protections of religious practice are retained in the federal Constitution (and every state constitution), the cultural backdrop is different today.
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The next time good economic data hits the news, remember that families are driving it
When government leaders center the family institution in policymaking, they focus on the core financial driver of society.
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Why Silicon Valley Bank failed, and what it means for Utahns
Utah banking official says that “everything we know and have learned tell us that the circumstances leading to the closure of these banks were very unique and bear little relationship to banks in Utah.”
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How Congress could help make up for COVID learning loss
Originally published in the Washington Examiner. As the years during and after the pandemic have demonstrated, America is rethinking education. More families are homeschooling than ever. More states are passing flexible education choice scholarships — including states such as Utah, where past opposition to such…
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How to remedy the West’s fractured election policies
The 2024 presidential election cycle is slowly building momentum with a new headline each day speculating on who will, or will not, announce a candidacy. As the campaigns accelerate, they will add fuel to the fire of election policy debates…
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Absenteeism and the success sequence
What’s at the root of chronic absenteeism in schools? How should we view this current new normal in our post-pandemic world? What do we do about it now?
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States can learn from federal regulators how not to implement rules
New HHS rule may include welcome changes for healthcare workers
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Colorado religious school asks Supreme Court to take case on ministerial exception
U.S. law recognizes that courts should not second-guess a religious organization’s choices of spiritual leaders. An ex-teacher’s lawsuit says his firing shouldn’t have been allowed.