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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A thoughtful discussion of critical race theory and civics education
Read More: A thoughtful discussion of critical race theory and civics educationThinking beyond race – do our worries about things like the health of our democracy stem solely from the arguments, beliefs or tactics of our political opponents, or are they…
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Learning about America through primary sources: Emancipation Proclamation
Read More: Learning about America through primary sources: Emancipation ProclamationStudents today are bombarded with messages about America – our history, slavery and race relations. Certainly, no student would be prepared for these widespread discussions without being aware of and…
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Strengthen education choice – and depoliticize the classroom
Read More: Strengthen education choice – and depoliticize the classroomFive policy options in particular stand out for increasing access to public school, private school and school-at-home education choice options.
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A religious freedom preview of the upcoming SCOTUS term
Read More: A religious freedom preview of the upcoming SCOTUS termThese important cases, and possibly others that will arise in coming months, will provide opportunities for the court to continue to shape the response of states to claims by their…
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Religion is key factor in connecting men to their families
Read More: Religion is key factor in connecting men to their familiesWhen the law discourages religious expression, it discourages meaningful religious participation and weakens one of the main drivers of men’s healthy and beneficial engagement with their families.
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Is CRT showing up in Utah public schools?
Read More: Is CRT showing up in Utah public schools?CRT’s influence in public schools and/or classroom instruction has been a matter of debate. On one hand, there are claims – based on anecdotal reports – that CRT is showing…
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This Constitution Day, read the Constitution
Read More: This Constitution Day, read the ConstitutionThis Constitution Day, read the Constitution. Through civics education, we can make America what the framers dreamed it would become: a more perfect union.
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A summary of Utah’s education choice options (and how they help depoliticize the classroom)
Read More: A summary of Utah’s education choice options (and how they help depoliticize the classroom)What does Utah’s current education choice landscape look like? The range of education choice programs and policies include vouchers, tax credits and tax credit scholarships, public school choice, and a…
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Mississippi abortion case more likely than Texas law to impact Roe v. Wade
Read More: Mississippi abortion case more likely than Texas law to impact Roe v. WadeThe real possibility of overturning Roe v. Wade is found in a case pending with the Supreme Court, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. That case involves a Mississippi law…
