Provost Academy Georgia changes coming soon include a new project with Marietta City Schools and a different relationship with Edison Learning. Provost offers statewide online learning and this fall it […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is endemic to government blunders; the guilty bureaucrats begin to deny, obfuscate and point fingers – in essence, cover up their failings.” – Merrill […]
Folks are noticing Georgia adult and juvenile criminal justice reforms success. This month the Texas Public Policy Foundation hosted a panel discussion that included Georgia pardons and paroles executive director […]
ABC News has apparently just discovered that telemedicine is a new type of medical service, which puts ABC News way behind the curve, says Benita Dodd in this week’s Checking […]
Guest Commentary: Jay Neal discusses primary and secondary messaging about the state’s new prisoner reentry initiative, which is the third leg of ongoing criminal justice reform. Neal is executive director […]
Georgia launched year four of ongoing criminal justice reform this week with a commitment to make certain that messaging points about the state’s new prisoner reentry initiative are well understood. […]
Georgia will ask the federal government for several million dollars to implement the state’s prisoner reentry initiative which is the third leg in comprehensive adult and juvenile justice reforms begun […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “[N]ow that I am drawing to the close of this work, in which I have spoken of so many important things done by the Americans, […]
Georgia must wean itself off the feds and work to implement state-based transportation priorities for its growing transportation needs. By Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s economy is picking up, and with […]
Four years ago Lee Gross saw the medical sands were shifting. His insurance-based primary care practice near Sarasota, Florida was in danger of extinction. It was time to try something […]
It’s Friday! Events May 7: Register by MONDAY to attend ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,” the Foundation’s 8.a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Dr. Lee Gross, co-founder […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT April 30, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Register Now for ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,’ May 7 Event Atlanta – A […]
In the Friday Facts of April 18, the Foundation shared the news that Georgia ranks second only to Utah among the 50 states in the percentage of income given to charities. […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Sunday edition of April 27, 2014 published an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd on what Georgia should do next on the transportation front. The Atlanta […]
Matt Candler tinkers. His current tinkering includes building an electric motorcycle. So when Candler discusses public schools it should not be a surprise when he says traditional schools are so […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT April 24, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation’s May 7 Event: ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy’ Atlanta – How do we […]
This week a new state report tried to explain which Georgia schools and districts are the best and worst performers. But for Provost Academy Georgia a very low score does […]
Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd proposed bus service instead of rail expansion in an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Falling transit use in metro rides against U.S. trend,” by […]
The Atlanta Business Chronicle of April 13 quoted Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd in an “Atlanta awaits new streetcar,” an article on the Atlanta Streetcar. By H.M. Cauley At age […]
It’s Friday! Events April 24: Matt Candler, founder and CEO of 4.0 Schools, keynotes, “School Choice: Big Gains in The Big Easy,” the Foundation’s 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast at Cobb […]
Soon there will be zero failing schools in NOLA. (Below are excerpts from an article published on April 8, 2014 by Tom Vander Ark’s on the blog, Getting Smart. The […]
It’s Friday! Events April 24: Matt Candler, founder and CEO of 404 Schools, keynotes, “School Choice: Big Gains in The Big Easy,” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. at […]
Join Eric Cochling, vice president of Policy Development at the Georgia Center for Opportunity, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Kyle Wingfield at the
Watching the evolving justification for the Atlanta Streetcar is like watching a shell game. It’s anybody’s guess what reason will turn up next: mobility, congestion relief, economic development, environmental benefits […]
America’s infrastructure is not entirely healthy – we knew that – and the federal government is not paying enough attention. That was one underlying message articulated this week when Georgia […]
Monday afternoon the House Rules committee added two criminal justice reform bills to the House floor calendar for Tuesday, the next-to-last day of the 2014 Legislature. By Foundation Editor Mike […]
Here is a selection of photos from our 2014 Annual Dinner! What a great night we had celebrating with friends who’ve stood with us during 23 years of work to […]
February 28, 2014 It’s Friday! Events Please join us at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Annual Reception and Dinner on Wednesday, March 5 as we celebrate 23 years of promoting […]
First it was to cost $72 million, $47.6 million of it from a federal government grant. In April 2013, the estimated cost of Atlanta’s 2.6-mile streetcar line to $99 million. (Watch […]
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