May 2, 2024 • Blog

Hybrid schools look to the future

By Chris Butler
Convention organizers said a hybrid school is one that meets a child’s individual needs and/or preferences, and they are only growing.
July 18, 2014

School Choice, A Way to Fix Public Schools

What would public schools look like today if we had universal school choice? Very different, says Ben Scafidi, senior fellow for education at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. By Ben […]
February 11, 2004

Georgia Charter School Handbook

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Technical Assistance section of the Charter School Resource Center has been developed to provide in-depth information about charter school operations in Georgia under six main topics: Mission […]
December 2, 2016

Teachers Unions, Faulty Economics and School Choice

Opponents of school choice are not worried about children By Jeffrey Dorfman School choice is one of the most controversial and hard-fought public policy debates of the past few decades. […]
January 23, 2015

Georgia School Choice Creeps Forward

Georgia has reasons to celebrate, reasons to mope and reasons to hope this School Choice Week. By Benita M. Dodd When National School Choice Week was launched in 2010, there […]
January 24, 2014

Georgians Embrace School Choice

With school choice, the competition for students makes accountability key. By Benita M. Dodd For proponents of school choice, there’s heart-warming encouragement in the (January 22) announcement this week that […]
December 2, 2014

National School Choice Week Event Takes Place Jan. 21, 2015

Foundation celebrates National School Choice Week 2015 with Dr. Ben Scafidi. EVENT INVITATION December 2, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Celebrate National School Choice Week January 21, […]
November 27, 2021

National School Choice Week 2019: A Capitol Choice

National School Choice Week 2019 is celebrated from January 20-26 and, once again, marks the first event of the year for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation! Join the Foundation on Tuesday, […]
November 27, 2021

School Choice and Georgia: An Update

Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and education experts Eric Wearne, Jim Kelly and Ben Scafidi at Cobb County’s Georgian Club
May 8, 2013

School Choice: What Does the Latest Research Show?

A new report from the Friedman Foundation summarizes the latest research on school choice. by Kelly McCutchen A new report from the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, A Win-Win Solution: The […]
February 9, 2016

School Choice Benefits: More than test scores

Research focused solely on standardized test scores will understate the benefits of school choice programs, since effects on high school graduation and college enrollment are stronger—especially among urban minority students. […]
November 5, 2012

Do Charter Schools Hurt Students in Traditional Schools?

A comprehensive mathematical analysis of Georgia public school funding models has found local school systems that enroll nearly nine-out-of-ten public school students would experience increased resources when a student transfers […]