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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InsightsQuestions to candidates in debates reflect high interest in education choice
Read More: Questions to candidates in debates reflect high interest in education choiceIn both the gubernatorial and attorney general debates, candidates were asked about the lawsuit challenging Utah’s universal education choice program.
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TakeawaysQ&A: Mail-in voting and Utah’s election process
Read More: Q&A: Mail-in voting and Utah’s election processHow is Utah ensuring transparency and security in its elections? Sutherland’s Derek Monson has the answers.
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InsightsWhere could the success sequence fit in Utah academic standards?
Read More: Where could the success sequence fit in Utah academic standards?Sutherland is reviewing the Utah Academic Standards and curriculum to find ways to bring this information to students in their prime decision-making years.
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CommentaryJustice Alito is right to not recuse over flag flap
Read More: Justice Alito is right to not recuse over flag flapThe court’s role is not to deliver on the policy goals or political aims of other branches of government. The justices are charged with interpreting and applying the Constitution and…
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InsightsRuling on teacher’s firing shows how clear laws could help keep religious entities out of court
Read More: Ruling on teacher’s firing shows how clear laws could help keep religious entities out of courtAppeals court cites “ministerial exception” in a dispute between a former teacher and a Catholic high school in North Carolina.
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CommentaryPolicy objections to scholarship program don’t affect its constitutionality
Read More: Policy objections to scholarship program don’t affect its constitutionalityThe state courts are a forum for legal and constitutional reasoning, not a second chance for failed lobbying.
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InsightsPublic schools may fall off a spending cliff as pandemic school funds end
Read More: Public schools may fall off a spending cliff as pandemic school funds endThe federal government gave $190 billion to public school across the nation to mitigate the challenges of the pandemic and its aftermath. But the relief funds are soon ending.
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CommentaryThis primary election season, recognize that secure elections require public trust
Read More: This primary election season, recognize that secure elections require public trustPromoting public trust in secure elections is both a civic duty and a matter of enlightened self-interest in maintaining the power of the people manifested through voting.
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TakeawaysDo religious individuals benefit the greater community?
Read More: Do religious individuals benefit the greater community?People of faith believe they are accountable to God and have a religious duty to care for others. Studies show our communities are best served when we let them.
