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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1983 floods showed powerful force of religion, community
Read More: 1983 floods showed powerful force of religion, communityAs Pastor Corey Hodges has noted, faith helps promote community. In 1983, local churches helped with massive relief efforts to keep floodwaters under some control and to minimize damage.
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What do Apple’s expansion into India and family outcomes have in common? Process
Read More: What do Apple’s expansion into India and family outcomes have in common? ProcessFamily processes are the functions that organize the family, including communication, coping, problem-solving, planning, leadership and perspective-taking.
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How to bring the success sequence to Utah students
Read More: How to bring the success sequence to Utah studentsUtah has been a leader in education, priding itself on its focus on parents’ rights in education and strong families generally. But there’s always room for improvement.
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Why we need the success sequence in Utah schools
Read More: Why we need the success sequence in Utah schoolsBy keeping celebrations and traditions grounded in specific values, like religion and patriotism, we share and pass on those values to others. Sadly, a decreasing number of Americans today see…
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A key to community success: putting family data at the center
Read More: A key to community success: putting family data at the centerFamilies are directly tied to community wellbeing. To protect that wellbeing, we need to harness family-focused data.
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Religious schools need freedom to hire and retain staff that support organizational mission
Read More: Religious schools need freedom to hire and retain staff that support organizational missionSupporting the mission of an organization is one of the basic tests for employment with it. The principle should rightly extend to hiring decisions of religious schools.
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Biden’s education secretary should look to inclusive approach advocated in Utah
Read More: Biden’s education secretary should look to inclusive approach advocated in UtahEveryone is different, and a variety of careers and educational paths ought to be considered legitimate without cutting against each other.
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Biden administration’s proposed repeal of religious student protections illuminates continuing need for religious freedom
Read More: Biden administration’s proposed repeal of religious student protections illuminates continuing need for religious freedomAlthough the formal protections of religious practice are retained in the federal Constitution (and every state constitution), the cultural backdrop is different today.
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The next time good economic data hits the news, remember that families are driving it
Read More: The next time good economic data hits the news, remember that families are driving itWhen government leaders center the family institution in policymaking, they focus on the core financial driver of society.
