Policy
Education
Human beings are magnificent. We were born with a God-given ability to learn and the capacity to grow. As Aristotle put it, “All men by nature desire to know.” Education is broader than any one school system. It’s a series of opportunities to learn, which should be delivered in ways that allow us to meet the unique needs of children. The growing diversity of our student population requires an equitable education for every child, which contemplates both productive citizenship and employment and which is delivered by the best teachers – whoever they are.
This vision for education requires humility and the pursuit of good ideas – wherever they come from. We can achieve this by empowering parents to create learning paths as unique as the student, rejecting approaches that undermine decision-making authority of those closest to the student, respecting taxpayers as owners of the public education system, and protecting the marketplace of options and the innovators who contribute to it. Education is necessary because each individual has the potential to accomplish great things. Education should reflect these truths, and we believe it can.
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Utah Schools Navigator: Helping families find the right educational fit
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Parents know their children best
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The education debate that's changing America
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Should every child go to the same type of school?
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Who decides where kids go to school?
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The growing demand for school choice
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Why one education system cannot work for every child
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Wait, who’s in charge of education in Utah?
Read More: Wait, who’s in charge of education in Utah?Partisan elections for the Utah State Board of Education have been found constitutional by the Utah Supreme Court. The court held that elected officials aren’t employees — a commonsense concept…
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Attract and retain teachers by giving them more autonomy
Read More: Attract and retain teachers by giving them more autonomyBut with burnout being the leading reason for exiting the profession, the question remains: What more can be done so the noble profession is also one of the most sought…
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Education — when will we ever learn?
Read More: Education — when will we ever learn?Education policy debates in Utah almost always turn into full-blown arguments. Given education’s standing as the highest ranked priority for Utahns year after year, and the diversity of views around…
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Sutherland Institute applauds Utah Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state board of education elections
Read More: Sutherland Institute applauds Utah Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state board of education electionsReinstating SB 78 is good news for Utah voters and public school students. Partisan elections in board member races is prudent policy because it raises the profile of the 15…
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Transcript: Rep. Rob Bishop on education at Sutherland’s 2019 Congressional Series
Read More: Transcript: Rep. Rob Bishop on education at Sutherland’s 2019 Congressional SeriesThe following are unedited and electronically transcribed remarks delivered by both Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Christine Cooke, the director of education policy at Sutherland Institute. They were delivered during…
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Juab partners with ASU Prep Digital to offer Utah students college-prep courses
Read More: Juab partners with ASU Prep Digital to offer Utah students college-prep coursesSutherland Institute seeks to share innovative approaches to education that offer students as many options as necessary to succeed. And as always, we applaud the courage it takes for innovative…
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Transcript: Dr. Clark Gilbert on innovation in education
Read More: Transcript: Dr. Clark Gilbert on innovation in educationThe following is a transcript of Dr. Clark Gilbert’s keynote presentation at Innovation in Education (a Sutherland Institute event) on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at The Hinckley Institute of Politics.…
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Salt Lake Chamber learns about new education program benefiting military families
Read More: Salt Lake Chamber learns about new education program benefiting military familiesOn Wednesday, June 5, Matt Bowman – founder of the innovative education program My Tech High – spoke to the Military Affairs Committee of the Salt Lake Chamber about military…
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Photo recap: Innovation in Education
Read More: Photo recap: Innovation in EducationUltimately, Sutherland Institute is calling for a willingness to innovate and for better outcomes for students as individuals.
