Sutherland Institute
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App stores are not like bookstores: Courts need to provide clarity on laws to help parents
Many parents are anxious to have help in navigating technology and are understandably concerned about the insistent way in which their children are influenced by online pitches. They can count on their influence being respected when it comes to their…
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Want to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support you
While homeschooling can be an independent endeavor, it’s also a grassroots, community endeavor with strong networks to support families. In fact, many people find resources, ideas, co-ops, and more through online community groups on various websites and social media.
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Can a return to federalism fix our politics? | Rep. Ken Ivory & Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost
In this episode of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn speaks with two Utah representatives, Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost and Rep. Ken Ivory, about polarization, congressional dysfunction, the role of states as laboratories of democracy, and why shifting more decisions to local communities…
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Protecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter
Parents are in a unique position of understanding their children, but they also have an “investment” that others do not.
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Homeschooling Awareness Month is an opportunity for policymakers to learn
New and veteran lawmakers need to know the different ways families educate at home and which policies advance traditional homeschooling versus subsidized scholarship models.
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Who should protect kids online? | Joel Thayer & Chris Marchese
As lawmakers debate how to protect children online, a major legal and constitutional question is emerging: should app stores be required to verify users’ ages and involve parents before minors download apps?
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“Here’s Where Heaven Starts”: A Father, a Song, and a Moral Inheritance
There are no easy answers. There is, instead, a choice and the song names it plainly and directly: “The cross or the machine.”
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Key developments reshaping charter school policy, and what they mean for states
It’s National Charter School Week, creating the opportunity to evaluate how charter schools are serving students.
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Are we thinking about AI the wrong way? | Bennett Borden
Many conversations about artificial intelligence focus on fear, risk, and worst-case scenarios. But what if we’re asking the wrong questions?
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The Supreme Court Stands Up for Donor Privacy
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided a case protecting the freedom of association for nonprofit organizations.