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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Supreme Court’s LGBT rights decision: What does it mean, and what’s next?
Read More: Supreme Court’s LGBT rights decision: What does it mean, and what’s next?A six-judge majority of the Supreme Court concluded that the plain language of the statute requires employers not to make hiring or firing decisions based – even in part –…
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State school board candidates for District 10 debate tests, budget cuts, online learning
Read More: State school board candidates for District 10 debate tests, budget cuts, online learningThis week, candidates for District 10 responded to questions about the future of assessments after the pandemic suspended this year’s tests.
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U.S. History of Civics part 3: The ‘birth certificate’ of social studies
Read More: U.S. History of Civics part 3: The ‘birth certificate’ of social studiesIt’s no wonder the Founders taught that for the nation to survive each generation’s turmoil, young Americans must be taught about their unique form of government, how to engage it,…
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Q&A: What churches ought to be doing in a pandemic
Read More: Q&A: What churches ought to be doing in a pandemic“We may have to just do the right thing, and know that God sees.”
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Supreme Court weighs in on pandemic limits on worship
Read More: Supreme Court weighs in on pandemic limits on worshipThe most encouraging sign from the court is shared by both sides of Friday’s decision: Religious practice must not be singled out for disfavored treatment.
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Politics, public health don’t mix
Read More: Politics, public health don’t mixPolitics and public health should be like sick people and healthy people: kept apart as much as possible. Politics erodes everything that it touches, especially in a public health crisis.
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Riots and civic education: a way forward to a more just and merciful future
Read More: Riots and civic education: a way forward to a more just and merciful futureNonviolent protests and swelling rhetoric surely have a place, but our history teaches that those who ultimately bring changes for the better are those who take responsibility and begin the…
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Young activists need knowledge, tools to create lasting change
Read More: Young activists need knowledge, tools to create lasting changeProtests-turned-rioting in Utah and across the country prompt two important questions: Do young Americans know our nation’s history of social change? And are they adequately equipped with knowledge about constructive,…
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Goodbye to ACT & SAT exams? COVID continues to propel change in higher ed
Read More: Goodbye to ACT & SAT exams? COVID continues to propel change in higher edPart of that equation will be the budget, and part of it will be higher education’s ability to adapt to a new reality in upcoming years.
