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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CommentaryReforming welfare and workforce policy elevates work
Read More: Reforming welfare and workforce policy elevates workThe success of the Utah model doesn’t mean the state is perfect; there are certainly still opportunities to improve how we help people get out and stay out of poverty.…
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CommentaryHow Utah Has Turned Religious Freedom from a Controversy to a Consensus
Read More: How Utah Has Turned Religious Freedom from a Controversy to a ConsensusUtah leads the way in averting religious-freedom conflicts through consensus protections.
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CommentaryHow to get curriculum transparency right for teachers
Read More: How to get curriculum transparency right for teachersBeing transparent about instruction can help teachers accomplish what they naturally desire: professional growth and improved teaching outcomes.
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CommentaryHow Utah supports both public and private education
Read More: How Utah supports both public and private educationUtah lawmakers have expressed through their policy decisions a desire to support all student learning, regardless of where Utah families decide to educate their children.
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PollingSupport for Curriculum Transparency: Overview of survey data showing Utahns’ support for different approaches to curriculum transparency
Read More: Support for Curriculum Transparency: Overview of survey data showing Utahns’ support for different approaches to curriculum transparencyThis issue brief provides an overview of likely voter sentiment toward different approaches to public school curriculum transparency.
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InsightsDo students benefit academically from curriculum transparency?
Read More: Do students benefit academically from curriculum transparency?Research suggests that transparency has the potential to help first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students with many academic outcomes.
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TakeawaysQ&A: Understanding the Supreme Court battle over Texas and Florida social media regulation
Read More: Q&A: Understanding the Supreme Court battle over Texas and Florida social media regulationWhat do recent attempts to regulate social media mean for free speech and Utah? Sutherland’s Bill Duncan explains in his recent Q&A.
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InsightsSocial media cases at Supreme Court show how policymakers need to reach a balance on regulation
Read More: Social media cases at Supreme Court show how policymakers need to reach a balance on regulationSocial media group’s suit against Texas and Florida could be an important case for states considering tech regulation.
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CommentaryWhy funding more microschools in Utah makes sense
Read More: Why funding more microschools in Utah makes senseMicroschools deserve a chance to thrive.
