July 8, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 8, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” –Peter Marshall […]
Topic: Boston
April 20, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: April 19, 2021
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. Cat Stevens first sang, “The First Cut is the Deepest.” But last week’s second COVID-19 vaccination suggested […]
January 29, 2021
Friday Facts: January 29, 2021
It’s Friday! Today’s Friday Facts has an education focus, to mark the 11th annual celebration of National School Choice Week, which kicked off January 24. Memory Lane: Education options for […]
December 1, 2020 • Blog
Transportation Tuesday: Gwinnett Transit Referendum Postmortem
Transportation Tuesday, December 1, 2020: Policy, news and views driving transportation. Gwinnett Transit Referendum Postmortem By Dave Emanuel When Gwinnett County voters defeated the county’s 2019 transit referendum, proponents blamed […]
October 30, 2020
Friday Facts: October 30, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Perhaps the most tragic aspect of today’s division is that much of it is a byproduct of our education system where young people are taught […]
March 13, 2020
Friday Facts: March 13, 2020
It’s Friday! Postponed: The Foundation’s event scheduled for Wednesday (March 18) has been postponed out of an abundance of caution. “Brexit: The Good, the Bad and the Messy” will be […]
May 10, 2019
Friday Facts: May 10, 2019
It’s Friday! Events May 23: The deadline is Tuesday, May 21, to register for “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with […]
February 8, 2019
What Does Transit ‘Access to Jobs’ Actually Measure?
A recent study, “Access Across America: Transit 2017,” by Andrew Owen and Brendan Murphy of the University of Minnesota, claims that accessibility to jobs by transit increased between 2016 and 2017. By […]
January 19, 2018
Friday Facts: January 19, 2018
It’s Friday! Events January 23: Today is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s first event of 2018 on Tuesday, January 23. About 32,000 events will celebrate National School Choice […]
September 21, 2016
U.S. News & World Report Publishes on Education Funding
It’s time to reform our thinking about education reform. The September 20, 2016, edition of U.S. News & World Report published, “More Money, Same Problems,” an article by Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
March 25, 2016
Friday Facts: March 25, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, a 26-inch RCA color console TV would have cost $1,166.72 in today’s dollars. Today, $1,199 […]
March 11, 2016
Friday Facts: March 11, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, there were no charter schools in Georgia. The public charter school law was signed […]
August 7, 2015
Friday Facts: August 7, 2015
It’s Friday! Events Today: GOP presidential candidates and the Foundation’s Benita Dodd are at Red State Gathering! Join Benita at, “Due Process Denied: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Undermines Freedom,” a […]
May 30, 2014
Friday Facts: May 30, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. … As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in […]
April 22, 2014
Checking Up On Health: April 22, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled By Benita M. Dodd Happy Earth Day! Isn’t it a great place to be?! I visited my longtime physician for my (kind of) annual […]
March 28, 2014
Friday Facts: March 28, 2014
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 […]
March 24, 2014
Despite the Hooplah, Transit Use is Slowing
Why report that transit usage is booming? To increase funds for a mode that already receives about 20% of federal surface transportation funding while accounting for only 2-3% of U.S. […]
December 17, 2013
Should Georgia “Ban the Box” to “Enhance the Chance”?
The Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform will vote Wednesday morning on prisoner reentry recommendations that could be included in its final report to Governor Nathan Deal. Could or should […]
October 7, 2013
Trains Have Limited Value in Contemporary, Urban Transit
By Joel Kotkin To many in the transit business – that is, people who seek to profit from the development and growth of buses, trains and streetcars – Southern California is often […]
October 7, 2013
To Attract Urban Investment, Build Bus Rapid Transit
(This article was published on October 1, 2013 by Wired.Com) By Keith Barry Streetcars may be sexy and light rail may be alluring, but it turns out that building a […]
April 23, 2013
Checking Up On Health: April 23, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Boston bombing: Scott Rigsby, who was just three minutes from the Boston Marathon finish line last week before the […]
April 19, 2013
Friday Facts: April 19, 2013
April 19, 2013 It’s Friday! Events April 23: Today is the deadline to register for, “Telehealth: Taking Health Care to The Next Level,” the Foundation’s next Leadership Breakfast, at 8 […]
April 2, 2013
Checking Up On Health: April 2, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd No shopping for health plans yet: The New York Times reports that the Obama administration is unable to meet […]
February 22, 2013
Improving Economies, Growing Congestion
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) released its 2012 Urban Mobility Report this month. The major finding is that after remaining static since 2005, congestion is growing, thanks to an improving […]
February 11, 2013
How the South Will Rise to Power Again
By Joel Kotkin The common media view of the South is as a regressive region, full of overweight, prejudiced, exploited and under-educated numb skulls . This meme was perfectly captured in this Bill Maher-commissioned video from Alexandra Pelosi, […]
August 23, 2012
How Do Public Charter Schools Impact Minorities?
How do charter schools impact minorities? Questions and Answers about Charter Schools and the Proposed Constitutional Amendment How do charter schools impact minorities? Charter schools have significantly closed the achievement […]
August 16, 2012
Charter School Successes Well Documented
The only way to know with confidence whether charters cause better outcomes is to look at randomized control trials (RCTs) in which students are assigned by lottery to attending a […]
May 11, 2012
Results Prove Charter Schools’ Effectiveness
By Jay P. Greene According to the Global Report Card, more than a third of the 30 school districts with the highest math achievement in the United States are actually charter schools. […]
April 20, 2012
Lack of Venture Capital Means Lost Jobs, Lost Opportunity
By Mike Klein When Advanced Catheter Therapies announced a new technology patent in January, the dateline was Chattanooga, Tenn. The press release noted, “The Company recently announced a name change […]
March 30, 2012
Friday Facts: March 30th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – April 26: Register now for ”Choice Matters: Expanding Educational Opportunity,” the Foundation’s next Leadership Breakfast at Cobb County’s Georgian Club, featuring two legislators at the forefront of Georgia […]
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