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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Considering homeschooling? Here’s what parents with experience say
Read More: Considering homeschooling? Here’s what parents with experience sayTo parents considering some version of homeschooling because it might be the best fit in uncertain times, but lack confidence to do so – take heart. There is encouragement and…
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Utah offers way to prevent religious freedom conflicts
Read More: Utah offers way to prevent religious freedom conflictsIf a one-sided approach leads to stalemate, a different approach is necessary. This insight spurred Utah’s Legislature to try something new in 2015.
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Google, pandemic, and a fragile economy are accelerating changes to higher ed
Read More: Google, pandemic, and a fragile economy are accelerating changes to higher edGoogle’s Career Certificate will likely compound the forces of change already at work in higher education.
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Religious freedom scholars say Little Sisters case creates new front in divisive culture war
Read More: Religious freedom scholars say Little Sisters case creates new front in divisive culture warUnless Congress enacts legislation to settle the dispute permanently, the net effect of the Little Sisters of the Poor case will be to keep the administrative agencies in the middle…
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Prescription Drugs 101: Follow the money
Read More: Prescription Drugs 101: Follow the moneyFollowing the flow of money and learning how each player makes money is important for understanding what you pay at the pharmacy. Decisions that prescription drug market players make to…
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Sutherland Institute launches new series to examine how education standards prepare students to be active citizens
Read More: Sutherland Institute launches new series to examine how education standards prepare students to be active citizensIn a time of civil unrest, when people are scrutinizing America’s history more than ever, we should ask: Are Utah social studies standards doing their job?
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Utah Teacher of the Year: Be kind to each other in dizzying new territory
Read More: Utah Teacher of the Year: Be kind to each other in dizzying new territoryWhile it will be tempting to critique a teacher’s inchoate distance learning plan or criticize the layout of an online lesson, remember that the vast majority of teachers, like you,…
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Who should resolve religious freedom conflicts and how?
Read More: Who should resolve religious freedom conflicts and how?Advocates of religious freedom need to continue litigation activity but must begin to pay more attention to legislation.
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Prescription Drugs 101: The players
Read More: Prescription Drugs 101: The playersThe prescription drug market can feel overwhelmingly complicated. There are multiple players with sometimes unfamiliar names. The impact each has on the price we pay at the pharmacy is not…
