Policy
Success Sequence
Research shows that young people who finish high school, work full time, and wait until marriage to have children avoid poverty as adults 97% of the time. These life milestones, together known as the “success sequence,” represent a framework for strengthening upward mobility for Utah’s youth.
Sutherland Institute is working to promote these principles and remove barriers that make it harder for Utahns to achieve the success sequence. Through quality research, coalition building, and partnerships with local and national experts and leaders committed to upward mobility, Sutherland is elevating the importance and impact of education, work and family as key pillars of opportunity for the next generation.
Research & Resources
Conversations
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Is there consensus on solving poverty?
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Equipping students with the tools of the success sequence #Success #SuccessSequence #Education
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What is the success sequence and why does it make an impact? #success #SuccessSequence #education
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Legislative wins for religious freedom, family policy and more in the 2024 session
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A hand up, not a handout.
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Crucial decisions for increasing the odds of success
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How to defend against criticisms of the success sequence
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The success sequence as an anti-poverty approach
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How states can implement the success sequence
Insights & Takeaways
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CommentaryThe ‘success sequence’ is a bipartisan vision for upward mobility. Policymakers should embrace it
Read More: The ‘success sequence’ is a bipartisan vision for upward mobility. Policymakers should embrace itIn our polarized political environment, it’s not often that an idea garners majority support across party affiliation, ideology, and demographic differences. New Sutherland Institute polling shows that the success sequence…
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PollingSupport for the Success Sequence: Overview of new survey data showing Utahns’ level of support for the principles of the success sequence
Read More: Support for the Success Sequence: Overview of new survey data showing Utahns’ level of support for the principles of the success sequenceResearch shows that young people who finish high school, work full time, and wait until marriage to have children avoid poverty as adults 97% of the time.
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Most likely voters in Utah support teaching ‘success sequence’ in schools, new Sutherland survey finds
Read More: Most likely voters in Utah support teaching ‘success sequence’ in schools, new Sutherland survey findsMost likely voters in Utah agree with the concepts of the success sequence and support teaching them in public school, a new survey from Sutherland Institute finds.
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CommentaryFor kids, marriage still matters
Read More: For kids, marriage still mattersWe should be teaching the ‘success sequence’ in public schools. Research has proven marriage’s value.
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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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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.
