Topic: Georgia Charter School Association

November 27, 2021 • Press Release

Register for, ‘Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day,’ July 29 in Savannah

By Register for, ‘Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day,’ July 29 in Savannah
Featuring Dr. Benjamin Scafidi Benita M. Dodd
Please join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation in Georgia’s First City on Wednesday, July 29, as we take our annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day
October 29, 2021 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 29, 2021

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation modeled its annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on the policy briefings of our sister think tank, the Texas Public Poli
September 11, 2020

Friday Facts: September 11, 2020

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I called President Bush and I said, ‘You can’t come back here; the United States is under attack.’ And the rest of the day was […]
August 21, 2020

Friday Facts: August 21, 2020

It’s Friday! The 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum enters its final week! Click on the links for information and registration for next week’s Zoom sessions: August 25 panel discussion: “Healthcare: […]
August 16, 2019

Friday Facts: August 16, 2019

It’s Friday!  Quotes of note  “Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781) “What we […]
May 31, 2019

Friday Facts: May 31, 2019

It’s Friday!  Events  June 13-15: Join FEEcon, the Foundation for Economic Education’s third annual conference at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta. Talks, practical skill-building and networking with movers and shakers […]
January 25, 2019

Friday Facts: January 25, 2019

It’s Friday! Quotes of note  “Voters might love transit, but that doesn’t mean they plan to ride it. And transit agencies that appeal to voters with pledges to solve traffic […]
May 18, 2018

Friday Facts: May 18, 2018

It’s Friday! MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE: Seats are filling fast; register NOW to reserve your spot at “Telling the Human Story,” the May 23 Leadership Breakfast keynoted by Arthur Brooks, […]
May 11, 2018

Friday Facts: May 11, 2018

It’s Friday! May 23: Register by Monday, May 21 for “Telling the Human Story,” a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. This 8 a.m. […]
May 4, 2018

Friday Facts: May 4, 2018

It’s Friday! May 23: Register by May 21 for “Telling the Human Story,” a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. This 8 a.m. event […]
March 9, 2018

Friday Facts: March 9, 2018

It’s Friday! Events March 27: Second Chance Month in April, sponsored by Prison Fellowship, celebrates brighter futures for those who have repaid their debt to society. The Georgia Public Policy […]
January 23, 2018

Landmark Study on Georgia’s K-12 Options Unveiled at School Choice Week Event

Universal education choice could be just a few short years away. News Release | For Immediate Release January 23, 2018 Contact: Benita Dodd   (404-256-4050) Landmark Study on Georgia’s K-12 Options Unveiled […]
January 5, 2018

Friday Facts: January 5, 2018

It’s Friday! Happy New Year! On a personal note: Hearty congratulations to Rogers Wade, chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, who has been named to the Georgia Trend 2018 […]
October 27, 2017

Friday Facts: October 27, 2017

It’s Friday! Something to celebrate: Today is the 230th anniversary of the day the first in the series of Federalist Papers was published. Most Americans have no idea that these 85 […]
October 13, 2017

Friday Fact: October 13, 2017

It’s Friday! Today’s the day! We’re at the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel with state and national experts discussing taxes, health care and education […]
September 15, 2017

A Celebration in Education: 25 Years of Charters

Happy silver anniversary to the nation’s charter schools! By Benita M. Dodd Twenty-five years ago this month, City Academy High School opened in Saint Paul, Minn., the first charter school in […]
September 8, 2017

Friday Facts: September 8, 2017

It’s Friday! On a personal note Hurricane Irma’s path remains uncertain, but residents in Florida, Georgia and the Southeast coast are evacuating or bracing for its impact. Our thoughts and […]
February 10, 2017

Friday Facts: February 10, 2017

It’s Friday! Events  Happy birthday, Georgia! Georgia Day is February 12. Today and Saturday are rare opportunities to visit the Georgia Archives in Morrow to view Georgia’s copy of the […]
June 17, 2016

Friday Facts: June 17, 2016

It’s Friday!  Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, electronic messages were hardly the norm; the term “email” gained popularity by 1993. Today, According […]
August 21, 2015

What Happened to The ‘Public’ in Public Schools?

A Georgia charter school student can’t join the AFJROTC. By Benita M. Dodd Ashley-Kay Wyatt was a freshman at Brantley County High School in southeastern Georgia when boys happened. Unimpressed […]
August 4, 2015

Foundation’s Friedman Event in Savannah: ‘Exceptional’

Foundation celebrates Milton Friedman’s birthday in Savannah. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release August 4, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation’s Friedman Event in […]
July 24, 2015

Friday Facts: July 24, 2015

It’s Friday! Monday is the deadline! Register now for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event at Vic’s on the River in Savannah. The Policy […]
July 20, 2015

News Release: Foundation Hosts Savannah Event July 29

GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE July 20, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Hosts Friedman Legacy Day in Savannah July 29 Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Georgia’s only […]
July 17, 2015

Friday Facts: July 17, 2015

Events Join us in Savannah on July 29! Just 10 days to the registration deadline (July 27) for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event, […]
July 10, 2015

Friday Facts: July 10, 2015

It’s Friday! Events Join us in Savannah on July 29! The deadline is July 27 to register for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event, […]
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