Report
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Builders Needed: Assessing workforce shortages in construction
If our state’s future rests on our ability and commitment to build – houses, families, communities, and opportunities – then we must first ensure we have willing hands to do this work.
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Religious Contributions to Mental Health: Social Benefits of Religion, Volume 4
The benefits of religion related to improved mental health do not accrue only to people of faith who directly experience them.
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Religious Contributions to Education: Social Benefits of Religion, Volume 3
Religious schools not only set the pattern for our current school system, but they continue to benefit society by educating capable and involved students and strengthening their families, benefiting not only those students but their communities as well.
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Parent-Driven Education in America: A Revival
While some may argue that the momentum of parent-driven education today is experimental, a look at the history of the U.S. shows that is not true.
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Innovative Reforms for Utah’s Open Enrollment Law
Utah has been a leader in education choice – both private and public – and can elevate that status with key reforms in its open enrollment law and implementation.
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The State of Federalism in Utah: Progress and Potential
Utah ranks first in the 2023 Federalism Scorecard, which identifies 20 indicators of the balance of power, but falls far short of perfect. This report – an audit of how well Utah measures up on each of those indicators –…
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Strengthening the American Dream: Addressing benefits cliffs to empower safety net participants to pursue work and opportunity
The disincentives to work and pursue opportunity experienced by some participants of the social safety net are stifling the American Dream for too many families in Utah and beyond.
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Boosting Parent Engagement in Public Schools by Strengthening Parent Access
To better understand how effectively districts are making curriculum information accessible to parents, Sutherland Institute reviewed Utah’s 41 school districts, using a rubric that reflects what we consider a robust threshold for parent access implementation by districts.
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Religious Contributions to Progress in Human Rights: Social Benefits of Religion, Volume 2
Religious teachings motivate believers, and those motivations are often channeled into socially beneficial directions. It demonstrates that securing greater freedom for some need not diminish it for others. The efforts of people of faith to secure their constitutionally protected rights…
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Religious Contributions to Serving the Vulnerable: Social Benefits of Religion, Volume 1
Policymakers can benefit from understanding the unique social benefits of religious belief and practice. The valuable social and economic contributions of religion-based organizations can easily be undermined by regulatory burdens.