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Transcript: Dr. Clark Gilbert on innovation in education
The following is a transcript of Dr. Clark Gilbert’s keynote presentation at Innovation in Education (a Sutherland Institute event) on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at The Hinckley Institute of Politics. CLARK GILBERT: [First few seconds not recorded prior to microphone...
Salt Lake Chamber learns about new education program benefiting military families
On Wednesday, June 5, Matt Bowman – founder of the innovative education program My Tech High – spoke to the Military Affairs Committee of the Salt Lake Chamber about military families that are finding success with the program’s flexibility as they serve our country...
Photo recap: Innovation in Education
Ultimately, Sutherland Institute is calling for a willingness to innovate and for better outcomes for students as individuals.
Photo recap: Striving for Inclusion
LGBTQ advocacy group and conservative think tank partner to host religious liberty event
Utah families need transparent pricing of health care, prescriptions
Originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. Democratic presidential candidates are aspiring to replace private health coverage with Medicare. Utah’s Republican-controlled state Legislature recently passed some 26 new health care laws, reforming things ranging...
Thoughts about the future of Utah’s Medicaid program
Remarks as prepared by Derek Monson, vice president of policy at Sutherland Institute, for a panel on “Charting the Future of Utah Medicaid” at the 2019 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference in Salt Lake City on April 24. What is the future of Utah’s...
Sutherland joins LGBT pastor for ‘Inclusive Freedom’ event at BYU
“How do we start solving problems?” asked Derek Monson, vice president of policy at Sutherland Institute, at an event this week. “It’s not by turning to our Capitol, it’s about turning to our communities. Start building relationships that increase our...
Utah is right to signal respect for the sanctity of life
Originally published in Deseret News. Nearly all laws send some kind of message: about our priorities as a community, about what we value or about what we feel is unimportant. In a time when other states are considering or enacting extreme bills that remove...
What’s at stake in SCOTUS argument over WWI memorial cross
Originally published in Newsmax. Observers are predicting the Peace Cross at the World War I Memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, will be allowed to stay, based on oral arguments recently held before the U.S. Supreme Court. Advocacy groups had asked the federal...
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