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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InsightsNew data show parents want education choice, but awareness lags
Read More: New data show parents want education choice, but awareness lagsParents and the general public support education choice policies, but awareness of certain policies remains low.
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CommentaryThe lost city
Read More: The lost cityAlong with all of this came major declines in quality of life, family stability, neighborhood cohesion, cleanliness and, particularly from the 1970s to the 1990s, public safety.
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Insights‘Structure Over Politics’: Utah leads the way on strengthening the role of the states
Read More: ‘Structure Over Politics’: Utah leads the way on strengthening the role of the statesWhile the Constitution clearly assigns some matters to the federal government, like national defense or interstate commerce, the bulk of the decisions that affect day-to-day life, such as public safety,…
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CommentaryEducation choice is here to stay
Read More: Education choice is here to stayWhetting the appetite of parents in states that lack education choice programs will likely only increase support of education choice, not diminish it.
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InsightsWhy parental authority and religious freedom go hand in hand
Read More: Why parental authority and religious freedom go hand in handStates also play a critical role in protecting parents’ ability to influence their children. State laws provide a structure for the exercise of these rights, particularly in school.
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InsightsNew online tool outlines eight key parental rights in education
Read More: New online tool outlines eight key parental rights in educationParents have meaningful legal rights to direct, review, and customize their child’s education through options such as curriculum review, accommodations, open enrollment, homeschooling, and more.
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CommentaryElevating principles, strengthening families and serving Utah
Read More: Elevating principles, strengthening families and serving UtahI am eager to lead Sutherland into its next chapter by expanding our outreach, cultivating the next generation of liberty-minded leaders, and helping craft thoughtful policy solutions for Utah’s future.
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InsightsThree religious freedom cases to watch at the Supreme Court
Read More: Three religious freedom cases to watch at the Supreme CourtThe court has done an admirable job in recent years in clarifying the constitutional obligations of governments in a way that protects the First Amendment right to free exercise of…
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Sutherland Institute launches Utah Schools Navigator for parents
Read More: Sutherland Institute launches Utah Schools Navigator for parentsThe Utah Schools Navigator is designed to offer Utah parents several complementary services in one place, so they feel equipped as they seek information about education options – public, private,…
