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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InsightsObscured guidance from federal agencies creates an accountability gap. What can the state do?
Read More: Obscured guidance from federal agencies creates an accountability gap. What can the state do?Sutherland recently testified to legislative panel about the need for transparency in guidance provided by federal agencies to state and local governments in Utah.
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InsightsPublic schools in 2025: enrollment and key issues
Read More: Public schools in 2025: enrollment and key issuesAmong the issues Utah education leaders have championed are expanding CTE, addressing absenteeism, and helping English language learners.
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Press ReleaseSutherland Announces New Collaboration with Utah Governor’s Office, Key Partners to Pursue Social Safety Net Reform
Read More: Sutherland Announces New Collaboration with Utah Governor’s Office, Key Partners to Pursue Social Safety Net ReformSutherland Institute announced the creation of a new working group to pursue policy reforms that strengthen the transition from government assistance to self-reliance.
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CommentaryNational politics may shake up the federal approach to education. Utah should stay the course
Read More: National politics may shake up the federal approach to education. Utah should stay the courseUtahns simultaneously support education choice and better public schools.
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InsightsHow Utah can prohibit address discrimination in open enrollment policy
Read More: How Utah can prohibit address discrimination in open enrollment policyPublic policy ought to ensure a student’s residential address is not a reason to deny an application to transfer to another school.
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CommentaryImpacts as far as the eye can see: Utah’s public lands lawsuit
Read More: Impacts as far as the eye can see: Utah’s public lands lawsuitA new dawn of federalism may be coming to our states, particularly as it pertains to federal lands. The potential impacts are quite literally vast.
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TakeawaysUtah Fits All: An unknown – yet important – education scholarship
Read More: Utah Fits All: An unknown – yet important – education scholarshipWhile the majority of parents are unaware of the scholarship program, its benefits could provide a much-needed leg up for families.
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InsightsNinth Circuit slaps down California’s denial of special ed funds for religious schools
Read More: Ninth Circuit slaps down California’s denial of special ed funds for religious schoolsFollowing Supreme Court precedent, the court holds that excluding religious schools from a grant program is unconstitutional discrimination against religion and a violation of religious freedom.
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InsightsCould Trump’s second term forever change federal education policy?
Read More: Could Trump’s second term forever change federal education policy?President-elect proposes using federal funding preferences for states that make changes like adopting complete curriculum transparency and universal school choice, among other reforms.
