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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InsightsWisconsin says Catholic charity group isn’t religious enough
Read More: Wisconsin says Catholic charity group isn’t religious enoughIf the government gets to decide what religious organizations are “religious enough,” it could use that authority to privilege some religious beliefs over others.
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TakeawaysLocalized education is best for students
Read More: Localized education is best for studentsIn education policy, Congress should let the states and local districts lead.
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InsightsReligious people shouldn’t avoid the public square
Read More: Religious people shouldn’t avoid the public squareSome of the most prominent conflicts created by the COVID pandemic response involved worship.
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InsightsWhy Congress can’t deliver on education policy
Read More: Why Congress can’t deliver on education policyCongress was never intended to implement sweeping policies on education minutiae involving person-centric, one-on-one interaction between students, teachers, parents and school boards.
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CommentaryWhy Utah students would benefit from the ‘success sequence’
Read More: Why Utah students would benefit from the ‘success sequence’As Utah leaders seek ways to improve upward mobility for our state’s youth, recent data sheds light on the importance of the family.
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TakeawaysPregnant Workers Fairness Act: What expectant mothers need to know
Read More: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What expectant mothers need to knowThe new act increases accommodations for pregnant women in the workplace.
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InsightsHow the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act could help this Utah nurse
Read More: How the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act could help this Utah nurseShalayna’s story as a working nurse sheds light on a common problem for Utah’s pregnant and postpartum healthcare workers.
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InsightsHistory of parent-driven education: Part 5 – Charter schools and pre-pandemic public-school choice
Read More: History of parent-driven education: Part 5 – Charter schools and pre-pandemic public-school choiceEducation choice is now available to more parents of all backgrounds, which reflects public school choice’s early bipartisan beginnings.
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InsightsThe Pregnant Workers Fairness Act helps support families
Read More: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act helps support familiesWe take a deeper look into how the bill came to be, its benefits and possible unintended consequences, and its implications for employers.
