May 7, 2026 • Commentary
Many People Don’t Know What a Charter School Is.
Charter School Week Is a Good Time to Change That.
Topic: English
April 30, 2026 • Commentary
Don’t Bring D.C. Math to Georgia
Georgia’s tax debates deserve better than Washington-style claims that smaller increases amount to cuts.
April 23, 2026 • Commentary
Georgia Looks to Early Literacy Reform to Improve Reading Outcomes
New legislation builds on lessons from Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee, but success will depend on careful implementation.
December 24, 2025 • Blog
Spreading Christmas cheer
Christmas is a season brimming with tradition. And oh, what fun it is to make a new tradition every now and then.
November 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 14, 2025
This week features a review of how effective the current QBE formula is at accounting for unequal funding across school districts in Georgia.
November 13, 2025
Four Decades of QBE: How Georgia’s Funding Formula Addresses Poverty
QBE, as currently designed, contributes to keeping some areas continually in poverty.
January 16, 2025 • Commentary
The lost role of school board leadership
It's time for a candid discussion about what truly happens in monthly school board meetings supposedly guiding children's education.
January 8, 2025 • Commentary
Legislature has a number of education issues to tackle in 2025
From open enrollment changes to funding formula rewrite, there are a number of education issues lawmakers can address in 2025.
December 25, 2024 • Blog
Spreading Christmas cheer
Christmas is a season brimming with tradition. And oh, what fun it is to make a new tradition every now and then.
August 2, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 2, 2024
How should we view tech and what should the response from government look like?
May 23, 2024 • Blog
Greet them ever with grateful hearts
We arrived, parked, entered the cemetery, and were immediately struck by the simple, still beauty of the grounds they kept.
May 10, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 10, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission recently voted to approve a new final rule banning non compete agreements across the entire economy.
April 11, 2024
Report on Georgia’s Open Enrollment Transfer Environment
While Georgia law allows transfers to and from public schools, there are still numerous legal, financial and bureaucratic limitations.
December 28, 2023 • Blog
What we can learn from tradition
Every time you stream a song by Bing Crosby or the Ronettes, you’re re-counting the votes of those who came before you.
September 13, 2023 • Commentary
Atlanta rejects high-quality charter school for students with special needs
The public education establishment in Georgia consistently places adult needs over student needs.
August 4, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 4, 2023
A list that gets its subject matter exactly backward makes me stop and wonder what’s going on.
July 28, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 28, 2023
The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to launch a pilot program later this year that will test mileage-based user fees.
May 26, 2023 • Commentary
Greet them ever with grateful hearts
The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial contains 7,992 American war dead.
January 26, 2023 • Blog
National School Choice Week showcases the various options in Georgia
Georgia Cyber Academy, serving about 9,000 students, is one of the many educational options available in the state.
June 20, 2022 • Blog
Juneteenth: A Franchise of Freedom
We are not all descendants of American slavery, but to be an American is to have inherited its legacy, and its lessons.
February 11, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 11, 2022
In the wake of the Omicron surge, Atlanta school districts are now reporting a steep drop in positivity rates.
August 20, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 20, 2021
One of the founding principles of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation is to limit the role of government in the lives of Georgians.
February 25, 2021 • Commentary
Tracking Truants and Absentees in Georgia Schools
Who is a truant during COVID-19? The pivot to remote schooling further complicates decades of battling chronic absenteeism.
March 27, 2020
Friday Facts: March 27, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the second Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia, and the innovative approaches to reduce its impact. View the […]
January 29, 2020 • Press Release
News Release: 300 Join in Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration
NEWS RELEASE | For Immediate Release January 29, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) 300 Join in Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration Atlanta – More than 300 friends and supporters joined the Georgia Public […]
January 17, 2020
Friday Facts: January 17, 2020
It’s Friday! January 28: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner is almost here! The deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, January 22. Join the […]
January 3, 2020
Friday Facts: January 3, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” – Thomas Jefferson “Be at war with your vices, at peace […]
December 13, 2019 • Commentary
What’s the Biggest Problem Facing Schools Today?
Recently I asked my 14-year-old son to identify the biggest problem at the public school that he attends in Wake County, N.C. He didn’t hesitate. “People who pay with cash […]
April 29, 2018 • Commentary
Public Charter Schools, A Rising Tide that Lifts All Boats
As students know all too well, spring isn’t just the time when baseball returns and flowers bloom. ‘Tis also the season for testing. It’s important to know if students are […]
April 13, 2018
Friday Facts: April 13, 2018
It’s Friday! The registration deadline is Tuesday (April 17) for “End of Discussion,” the Foundation’s April 19 noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Buckhead Club in Atlanta. This book forum […]
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