Sutherland Institute
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Extracurricular activities, sports, and education choice
HB 209 seeks to extend the same opportunities that district school students currently have to home-school, private school and online students.
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Education pluralism: public district schools
Even with different education options, the majority of students are still attending public district schools. Policymakers should consider how to best support those students.
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Sutherland Announces 2023 Annual Gala Honoring Rep. Lowry Snow and Ian Rowe
Sutherland Institute is pleased to announce the 2023 Sutherland Annual Gala on Thursday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
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Evidence suggests that Utah should let municipal ranked choice voting continue
Allowing the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project to finish – so it can gather additional evidence on the benefits and drawbacks of RCV – is sound policy.
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Sutherland supports HB 163 on student-athletes’ religious, modesty requests
‘Get those towels off your heads’ – why student-athletes’ religious and modesty needs should be protected in law
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New law shows the triumph over zero-sum mentalities in education
With Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature on HB 215, students and educators in Utah are going to see historic reforms to Utah’s education system.
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Cox’s State of the State elevates family and success sequence
The governor rightly cited the institutional role of families and the long-term benefits of life milestones anchored to education, work and family.
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Accountability in HB 215 education bill
The legislation requires annual audits of individual families’ scholarship accounts, a suspension process for those who misuse scholarship funds, and academic accountability to parents and students.
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FAQ on the proposed Utah Fits All Scholarship Program
Answers to questions such as: Why do we need this program? Are vouchers and education savings accounts the same thing? Didn’t Utah vote on this in 2007?
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U.S. has long history of giving funding to religious schools
The Supreme Court has made clear that parents cannot be excluded from publicly funded scholarship programs solely because they send their children to religious schools.