September 12, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 12, 2025
Georgia's ranking in the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom Report Card dropped this year. Why?
Topic: Constitution of Georgia
September 10, 2025 • Blog
Calhoun tiny house advocates score legal win
A local nonprofit challenging the City of Calhoun’s ban on homes smaller than 1,150 square feet won an initial legal victory.
September 14, 2023 • Blog
Georgia civil servants were dishonest, vindictive and hid facts from the public
A monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
September 14, 2023
A Review of Lot and Home Size Minimums in Georgia
This study analyzes the available minimum lot sizes and minimum home sizes in ordinance at the local level in Georgia.
January 5, 2023 • Commentary
2023 session brings plenty of unknowns
There are a number of positive steps the legislature can take when it comes to tax, education, and healthcare policy.
October 26, 2022 • Commentary
2022 Ballot Measures Crash Course
A guide to 2022's proposed constitutional amendments and statewide referendums.
March 5, 2021 • Commentary
Adding up the Benefits of Education Options
Proposals in the Georgia General Assembly to give Georgia families more opportunities to choose schools and educational settings for their children have come un
July 31, 2020 • Commentary
Landmark Montana Case Advances Education Options
On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional for a state to prohibit the use of tax credit scholarships at religious schools while perm
May 22, 2020
Friday Facts: May 22, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 10 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 […]
March 29, 2019
ESA Trailblazer Arizona Paves Way, Provides Lessons for States
K-12 education has been slowly evolving to become more diverse, pluralistic and dynamic. Education scholarship accounts (ESAs, also known as education savings accounts) represent the next step for Georgia to […]
June 30, 2017
Friday Facts: June 30, 2017
It’s Friday! Canada 150: Happy birthday, O Canada! Canada was created on July 1, 1867, by the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) and celebrates its 150th anniversary Saturday. Georgia has […]
July 11, 2014
Follow State’s Lead on Criminal Justice Reform
As Atlanta’s leaders seek to address criminal justice, it would be wise to follow the state’s lead. By Kelly McCutchen Protection to person and property is the paramount duty of […]
October 19, 2012
State Property Leases Could Get a New Lease on Life
Few Georgia voters are even aware of Amendment No. 2 on the Nov. 6 ballot, which would allow the state to enter multi-year property lease agreements. By Benita M. Dodd […]
June 29, 2012
Friday Facts: June 29, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw – “And it proves, in the last place, that liberty can […]
February 15, 2012
Boiling Down Arguments on the Charter School Amendments
By Kelly McCutchen The General Assembly is considering two alternative Constitutional Amendments to address the Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling last year regarding the state’s role in public education. The two […]
February 6, 2012
Georgia Public Education Has Become a One-Way Street
By James P. Kelly and Benjamin Scafidi Unless and until the Georgia Constitution is amended, the era of direct or indirect state control over public K-12 education is over. For […]
January 20, 2012
Must Georgia Families Wander Another 40 Years?
During the fifteen years that I have been working on the cause of education reform in Georgia, there have been many times when opponents of expanded parental choices in K-12 […]
May 20, 2011
A Temporary Setback for Education in Georgia
By Kelly McCutchen It took more than 100 pages to debate the meaning of just one word. In the end, Georgia’s Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 vote this week […]
January 7, 2011
Eight Affordable Ideas for Georgia
By Kelly McCutchen The General Assembly gathers in Atlanta next week facing a deficit of well over $1 billion. Across-the-board budget cuts are no longer sufficient to bridge the budget gap. […]
January 9, 2006
Eminent Domain Resources
‘- Supreme Court: Kelo v. City of New London (pdf) Georgia Public Policy Foundation – Amicus brief press release (pdf) – Reaction to Kelo decision press release – Commentary: Without Local Curbs, Eminent Domain Abuse Is Imminent June, […]
September 22, 2004
Agenda 2005: A Guide to the Issues – Welfare
Welfare Agenda Reduce unnecessary new entries to welfare rolls and strengthen work requirements Minimize returns to welfare Focus on aiding hardship cases Encourage public-private partnerships Remove barriers to entrepreneurship Eliminate […]