Insights & Takeaways
Insights & Takeaways is Sutherland Institute’s official blog that informs the public and policymakers alike. The blog addresses important issues through the two distinct yet complementary lenses of the seasoned policy professional and the engaged citizen.
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
Takeaways: the most important things voters need to know. For civically engaged citizens.
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Teaching freedom of speech and a pluralistic society in grades K-6
Read More: Teaching freedom of speech and a pluralistic society in grades K-6Sutherland Institute is seeking to understand how well Utah’s current social studies standards help students fulfill their duties in civil society and government. For this first review, we are specifically…
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Q&A: ‘Our blended program naturally allowed for ebb and flow of closures’
Read More: Q&A: ‘Our blended program naturally allowed for ebb and flow of closures’Because of the coronavirus pandemic, public charter schools like Canyon Grove Academy may soon become the norm for public schooling: creative and flexible, with individualized offerings that allow the creation…
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The power of precedent … and SCOTUS nominees like Amy Coney Barrett
Read More: The power of precedent … and SCOTUS nominees like Amy Coney BarrettThe principle of precedent helps explain why Supreme Court justices are so important and the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett is so significant.
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Education choice is on the rise – here’s how legislators can respond
Read More: Education choice is on the rise – here’s how legislators can respondMore families are choosing charter schools, online schools, pandemic pods, or offerings through public private partnerships that give flexibility. The Legislature can respond by offering professional development for online teaching,…
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Q&A: ‘Crisis roiling America … is a civic problem’
Read More: Q&A: ‘Crisis roiling America … is a civic problem’“We are encouraging parents to become informed, get involved and take leadership roles. We are working to ensure that parents know their options for obtaining school curricula. And we are…
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Prescription Drugs 101: Executive order on international reference pricing
Read More: Prescription Drugs 101: Executive order on international reference pricingThe example of international reference pricing is just one of many prescription drug policy reforms that can (and will) have unintended consequences and unpredictable impacts.
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Gubernatorial debate hits on several education issues
Read More: Gubernatorial debate hits on several education issuesCandidates tackled topics including the coronavirus pandemic, projected growth in the state, job loss, and plenty about education.
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Amy Coney Barrett’s views and the upcoming Supreme Court term
Read More: Amy Coney Barrett’s views and the upcoming Supreme Court termBarrett’s appreciation for our national tradition of religious tolerance will be an important part of her expected service on the Supreme Court – particularly because the court has been an…
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Surge in controversies over U.S. history is an opening for Utah ed policy
Read More: Surge in controversies over U.S. history is an opening for Utah ed policyNational attention on the state of civics and history knowledge is surging – and it can help states improve civics and history education.
