MDJ reports on Foundation event; speaker responds. Marietta Daily Journal reporter Mary Kate McGowan covered the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast on January 26, 2017, which celebrated National School Choice Week and […]
It’s Friday! Events This week is National School Choice Week, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast on Thursday was among a record-breaking 21,392 taking place across all 50 […]
Georgia underreports public education spending by billions of dollars By Benjamin Scafidi Parents, educators, policy-makers and all other taxpayers have a right to know just how much taxpayer funding is […]
State websites give the impression the state spends billions of dollars less on K-12 education. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release January 26, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd […]
This issue analysis was published on January 26, 2017. The study can be downloaded here (PDF) and the Powerpoint presentation by Dr. Scafidi can be downloaded here (PDF). The press release is […]
It’s Friday! Events January 26: January 24 is the deadline to register for the National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi. He will unveil […]
By Kelly McCutchen There is no question Georgia’s rural hospitals are struggling. The great majority of these hospitals are losing money every year and several have been forced to close. Their struggles were […]
It’s Friday! Events January 26: The National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast is keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi, who will unveil his study on the real numbers of […]
Improve income, opportunity and well-being. By Benita M. Dodd Opportunity is knocking as the door opens on Georgia’s 2017-18 legislative session. In a state with a Republican governor since 2002 […]
Ahead of the legislative session, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Benita Dodd, vice president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, in its Sunday edition of January 8, 2017. […]
Just two weeks before another record-breaking National School Choice Week takes place (January 22-28), Ty Tagami reported on January 10, 2017, on a new poll by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that […]
It’s Friday! Events January 26: Typically the Foundation’s first event of the year, the National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast is keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi. The topic […]
It’s Friday! It’s been a great 2016 and a game-changing 25 years for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Thank you for your moral and financial support, your input and your […]
It’s Friday! In memoriam: Our condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of Ed Noble, an Atlanta giant who passed away on Dec. 4 at age 88. A visionary who […]
It’s Friday! Events Did you attend our 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11? Click here to view photographs from the event! January 26, 2017: Typically the […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2016 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Celebrates 25 Years, Honors Dr. Michael H. Mescon Atlanta – The […]
First the update of the water policy plan for Georgia. Next, the outcry. By Benita M. Dodd Imagine a group project today where everyone must put their electronic devices in […]
It’s Friday! Events Did you attend our 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11? Click here to view photographs from the event! December 13: Limited government […]
By Ross Coker With the tumultuous results of the general election, one issue that should not be pushed to the back is the reform of civil asset forfeiture laws to curb […]
It’s Friday! Events Did you attend our 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11? Click here to view photographs from the event! December 8: The deadline is […]
It’s Friday! Events December 8: Only 40 percent of voters supported the Opportunity School District proposal for Georgia’s chronically failing schools. Still, 68,000 children attend those failing schools. What next […]
It’s not always as good, or bad, as it seems. The same can be said of this year’s national election. By Kelly McCutchen It’s not always as good, or bad, […]
What’s next for Georgia’s K-12 students? Find out December 8! Atlanta – Governor Nathan Deal’s Opportunity School District proposal was outdone by the National Education Association’s nearly $5 million opposition […]
It’s Friday! It’s HERE! It’s Veterans Day, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award takes place tonight at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The Keynote […]
It’s Friday! November 11: The deadline is Tuesday to register to attend the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! Have you reserved your seat yet? The Freedom Award […]
It takes time to turn the tanker of state government. We’re doing it. By Benita M. Dodd This month, as the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates 25 years of policy […]
It’s Friday! Events November 11: In less than two weeks, John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! Have you […]
How does Georgia’s tax structure compare to states that don’t tax personal income? By Kelly McCutchen Tennessee just became the second state in U.S. history to eliminate its personal income […]
It’s Friday! Events November 11: John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! The Freedom Award will be presented to […]
By Gerard Robinson and Elizabeth English On October 12, 29 prisoners and 45 Baltimore-area experts in criminal justice congregated in the Jessup Correctional Institution library. Most were members of the […]
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