February 25, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 25, 2022
In his weekly column, Kyle Wingfield debunks some popular claims by school choice opponents about private school.
Topic: Brookings Institution
February 18, 2022 • Commentary
Guaranteed Basic Income not a Guaranteed Solution to Poverty
A guaranteed income will not single handedly help people navigate the path from poverty to prosperity.
January 22, 2021
Friday Facts: January 22, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: The debate about education funding is not new, as demonstrated in this clipping from a 1992 editorial in The Augusta Chronicle. As the Foundation celebrates its […]
June 19, 2020
Friday Facts: June 19, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 14 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
January 31, 2020
Friday Facts: January 31, 2020
It’s Friday! About 300 friends and supporters joined us Tuesday night at the Fabulous Fox in Atlanta for the Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner. The keynote speaker […]
December 7, 2018
Friday Facts: December 7, 2018
Events January 22, 2019: “National School Choice Week: A Capitol Choice,” is a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Tuesday, January 22, in the Empire Room, 20th floor, Sloppy Floyd Building […]
October 26, 2018
Friday Facts: October 26, 2018
It’s Friday! Events November 8: “Brew & Review,” an evening of pundit perspectives on the 2018 election outcome at 5 Seasons Westside. Hosted by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation on […]
July 13, 2018
Friday Facts: July 13, 2018
It’s Friday! Be sure to read the Leader Spotlight on Kyle Wingfield, published by the State Policy Network! Quotes of note “Judges, therefore, should be always men of learning and […]
June 25, 2018 • Commentary
So What Does a Think Tank Do?
Think-tanks aim to fill the gap between academia and policymaking. Are think tanks of benefit to you? Can they assist you in deciding what you think? /div Since joining the […]
April 5, 2018 • Commentary
Foundation VP Benita Dodd Shares Thoughts 50 Years After Death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Foundation looks back on policies since MLK’s death. The nation marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. […]
February 2, 2018
Friday Facts: February 2, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The welfare of our country is the great object to which our cares and efforts ought to be directed. And I shall derive great satisfaction […]
October 6, 2017
Friday Facts: October 6, 2017
It’s Friday! Events October 13: REGISTER TODAY! It’s just one week to the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum! The daylong event October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel brings […]
June 9, 2017
Get Real About the Federal Education Budget
Federal education cuts? More paper cut than slash. By Larry Sand Did you know that the Trump/DeVos budget is manifestly cruel to children and catastrophic to public schools? Are you aware that […]
May 24, 2017
Eyes In the Sky Over Sandy Springs?
The use of drones has exploded over the last several years, with the (mostly) flying robots so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget that even as recently 10 years […]
May 4, 2017
Health Care Reform: What’s the Best Way to Lower Premiums?
By Kelly McCutchen Rising health care costs are squeezing middle-class families, as this chart published by the Wall Street Journal based on Brookings Institution analysis clearly shows. These families could care […]
August 12, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Transportation
Principles: Traffic congestion, while inconvenient, is a sign of a thriving economy. Transportation policy must focus on improving mobility and relieving congestion. To the extent possible, users should pay. Use […]
March 4, 2016
Friday Facts: March 4, 2016
It’s Friday! Register NOW! The deadline is Tuesday to sign up for the March 10 Leadership Breakfast, “At the Inter$ection of Education and Aging.” How does Georgia fund education when […]
September 22, 2015
Correcting Misinformation on School Choice
Of 13 studies on voucher programs, all but one found academic benefits for all students or a particular group of students. This blog post by Martin Lueken was published by […]
August 26, 2015
Counting the Costs of Renewable Energy and Traditional Energy Sources
Wind, solar and other renewable energy simply cannot “replace” traditional energy resources. By Jon Sanders The rhetorical case for renewable energy seems, at its core, to be this: Why rely on […]
June 18, 2015
Principles for Professional Licensing Reform
Michigan and Texas provide good examples for Georgia to follow in expanding economic opportunity. Gov. Rick Snyder recently announced plans to reform professional licensing in Michigan, writes Mackinac Center for […]
December 19, 2014
Transit Should Stay off Tracks and on the Road
This legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly is expected to tackle transportation reform, with many hoping lawmakers address both roadways and transit. By Baruch Feigenbaum This legislative session, the Georgia […]
August 5, 2014
Checking Up On Health: August 5, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The biggest health story in a while is happening right here in Georgia, as Ebola makes its first official appearance in […]
June 17, 2014
Studies: Cars, Not Transit, Will Help the Poor
New studies reinforce that improving access to cars may be the best way to help the poor. ‘Car ownership plants the seeds for upward mobility’ By Scott Beyer (The Daily […]
May 23, 2014
Friday Facts: May 23, 2014
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 […]
May 15, 2014
Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Exemplifies Best of Capitalism
It is a popular theme these days to bash capitalism and idea creators as if their abilities to improve their own status somehow harms someone else. This article by University […]
March 26, 2014
The Poor Are Not Getting Poorer
The rich may be getting richer, but the poor are definitely not getting poorer. In fact, most Americans got richer over the last 35 years. President Obama likes to stress […]
March 21, 2014
Education Choice Issues Meet Silence of the Left
The topic du jour on the left these days is inequality. But why does the left care about inequality? By John Goodman The topic du jour on the left these […]
March 7, 2014
Friday Facts: March 7, 2014
It’s Friday! What they’re saying about the Foundation: Watch Nick Dranias of the Goldwater Institute credit the Foundation for helping educate Georgians about a Balanced Budget Amendment. Quotes of Note […]
March 6, 2014
Pre-K’s Minimal Impact
Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst writes for the Brookings Institution: The movement for universal and targeted state pre-K has been successful in that enrollment in state-funded pre-K programs for 4-year-olds has doubled […]
February 4, 2014
Checking Up On Health: February 4, 2014
Health News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Icejam 2014 brought metro Atlanta – and my Checking Up on Health roundup – to a standstill on January 28. I […]
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