Topic: Education reform

September 4, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 4, 2026

Labor Day is the one holiday built entirely around work. Americans decided a long time ago that showing up and doing a job deserves recognition.

August 28, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 28, 2026

In case you've wondered why Georgia's flags are at half-staff, they're in honor of Dolly Parton.

August 21, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 21, 2026

When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog

August 14, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 14, 2026

Data centers have become one of Georgia’s most contested land-use questions, and much of the fight has centered on water.  The American Enterprise Institute’s Daniel Lyons argues that focus is […]

August 7, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 7, 2026

Most people are probably aware that where they receive their healthcare affects the price. For example, treatment in an emergency room costs more than in a primary care physician’s office, […]

July 31, 2026 • Commentary

Milton Friedman Was Right About School Choice

July 31, marks 114 years since the birth of Milton Friedman, the University of Chicago economist whose ideas reshaped monetary policy, helped end the military d

May 22, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 22, 2026

The recent Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning gave viewers a glimpse of the relatively untold story of James A. Garfield, the nation’s 20th president. His presidency, which spanned just six months in […]










October 16, 2025 • Commentary

Georgia needs to improve public school choice

Weak open-enrollment laws strand families in their assigned schools and even withhold basic information—including where the available seats are. 

October 3, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 3, 2025

Georgia has made important progress, but more reforms are needed to ensure residents in rural and underserved communities receive the care they deserve. 

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?



July 28, 2025 • Blog

Microschools 101: What parents need to know

As more families search for alternatives to traditional education, microschools are emerging as one of the most promising and parent-empowered solutions.

June 10, 2025 • Blog

School choice means more than just one program

Florida shows that true educational freedom includes more than private options—it’s about public school choice, too. Georgia has a long way to go.

June 6, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 6, 2025

Despite the growing necessity of data centers as the demand for their services increases, there is debate over their associated costs and benefits.

May 9, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 9, 2025

Some of the most significant innovations in technology have become common to the point of monotony in only a few decades.

May 2, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 2, 2025

Why are microschools gaining momentum, especially here in Georgia? We talk about that in this week’s commentary.

May 1, 2025 • Commentary

Why Georgia is celebrating Microschool Week

Often described as “the modern one-room schoolhouse,” microschools are small, community-centered learning environments.



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