Parents, the Pandemic and School Choice
It’s frustrating how little “public” is in Georgia public schools these days. Transparency is lacking, accountability is fading and students are struggling, academically, socially and emotionally.
The Labyrinth of Housing Affordability
Opportunities exist for philanthropic partnerships with government and private-sector programs that facilitate homeownership.
Estimated State Grants Under the Education Stabilization Fund Included in the CARES Act – CRS
Tests are Crucial to Measure Students’ Learning
Students need to learn, and teachers need to know if students are learning. How do we know if that’s happening? By giving tests.
This Labor Day, A Tribute to Work
The problem of joblessness – whether by design or circumstance – is not just about the money, despite the mindset of those who game the system. It’s also about the role model that a gainfully employed person represents.
American Institute for Full Employment
The Institute conducts leading research, studies best practices, and develops practical solutions in the areas of unemployment insurance, workforce development and public assistance.
Contracting Out Transit Can Drive Quality, Cost Improvements
The large, blank checks often given to mass transit agencies do not create effective transit networks for the people most in need of transit services.
Arresting Law Enforcement Abuses Begins with Police Unions
By Noelle Du Bois
“If he is faithful to his union, he may have to be unfaithful to the public.” – President Franklin Roosevelt
The death of George Floyd ignited outrage across America once video emerged of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin…
DFCS Descriptive Data
Year to year data reports from the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS). The descriptive data includes information from 2009 through 2018.
Education Options Offer Hope to Struggling Students
For parents striving for a quality education for their children, it is maddening to see their children not getting the education they deserve.
Ingenuity, Innovation Illuminate Georgia’s Back-to-School Path
Despite the choices available to many, ultimately, the vast majority of Georgia’s families are waiting for their children to return to local public schools and brick-and-mortar classrooms.
Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS)
The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) investigates reports of child abuse; finds foster and adoptive homes for abused and neglected children; issues SNAP, Medicaid and TANF; helps out-of-work parents get back on their feet; and provides numerous support services and innovative programs to help families in need.
Landmark Montana Case Advances Education Options
There are now two ways of defeating legal challenges to Student Scholarship Organization (SSO) programs whose beneficiaries include students attending religious schools.
Education Options are Varied and Available
How do you ensure every child thrives and succeeds – academically, socially and emotionally – without endangering students or staff as health officials tackle the public health crisis?
Georgia Department of Labor
The mission of the Georgia Department of Labor is to work with public and private partners in building a workforce system that contributes to Georgia's economic prosperity.
Gwinnett’s Billion-Dollar Transit Boondoggle
The plan to extend MARTA into Gwinnett and build a new station at Jimmy Carter Boulevard does nothing to address travel between cities in Gwinnett or to adjacent counties other than Fulton and DeKalb.
When Will the Legislature Break Up with Tax Breaks?
To be fair, some tax subsidies can be justified. But if taxes are higher than they would otherwise be, that leaves less income available for people to spend on other activities that also create jobs.
Government, Poverty and Self-Reliance
The paper by Larry Reed reprinted here was originally commissioned for the inaugural conference of The
Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College in April 2005. The conference was titled “The Road From
Poverty to Freedom: A Look Backward and Forward at the War on Poverty,” and it was natural to include
Larry, a 1975 graduate of the college who majored in economics and studied under the renowned Austrian
economist Hans Sennholz.
Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College in April 2005. The conference was titled “The Road From
Poverty to Freedom: A Look Backward and Forward at the War on Poverty,” and it was natural to include
Larry, a 1975 graduate of the college who majored in economics and studied under the renowned Austrian
economist Hans Sennholz.
Legislature Acts to Increase Transparency in Drug Pricing
Due to their sheer size and central role in the supply chain, pharmacy benefit managers are responsible not only for the price of the drugs that health plan participants receive, but often which drugs they get.
Foundation Adapts, With 2020’s Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Zoom
Instead of surrendering to COVID-19, the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum will adapt: It will be hosted on Zoom as a series of FREE weekly webinar beginning July 15, 2020, with the opening keynote by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
