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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InsightsFBI should be able to target extremists without smearing people of faith
Read More: FBI should be able to target extremists without smearing people of faithA now-retracted FBI field office memo discussing possible threats of extremism from “radical-traditionalist Catholics” has created serious concern about targeting religious practices.
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InsightsShould we stop talking about ‘polarization’ in education policy?
Read More: Should we stop talking about ‘polarization’ in education policy?Viewing today’s education policy issues outside of the framework of right-left politics may help us find our way forward in education reform.
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InsightsHelping parents address chronic absenteeism
Read More: Helping parents address chronic absenteeismUtah education leaders and researchers note that there is no single reason to explain the uptick in absenteeism – the reasons are as varied as the students and families.
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CommentaryHow to strengthen the ‘success sequence’ in Utah
Read More: How to strengthen the ‘success sequence’ in UtahGrowing numbers of young adults across America — including here in Utah — are moving into adulthood without a durable connection to two benchmarks strongly connected to human well-being: work…
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TakeawaysA Timeline of American Education
Read More: A Timeline of American EducationWith education at the forefront of American politics, we provide a timeline of how American education has evolved from the Colonial era to the present day in terms of parent-driven…
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InsightsHistory of parent-driven education: Part 7 – Today’s post-pandemic era to the future of parent-driven options
Read More: History of parent-driven education: Part 7 – Today’s post-pandemic era to the future of parent-driven optionsWhile all states have accepted the responsibility of creating a universal, “free” (tax-supported) education system, some states see that the objective can now be met while including a range of…
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CommentaryStates should welcome religiously motivated foster parents
Read More: States should welcome religiously motivated foster parentsMassachusetts’s recent decision to deny a Catholic couple the ability to foster children due to their religious beliefs stands at odds with Supreme Court precedent, lower federal court decisions, and…
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InsightsDoes the Utah Constitution recognize a broad right to abortion?
Read More: Does the Utah Constitution recognize a broad right to abortion?The Utah Supreme Court has just concluded oral arguments in a challenge to the state’s abortion regulations.
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InsightsHistory of parent-driven education: Part 6 – Vouchers, ESAs and pre-pandemic private-school choice
Read More: History of parent-driven education: Part 6 – Vouchers, ESAs and pre-pandemic private-school choiceEven before the pandemic, education savings accounts and other types of education choice policies were gaining ground.
