Great literature studies is a primary theme at the Academy for Classical Education in Macon. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein Third in a series about new Georgia start-up public charter […]
Troup County has needed thousands of high-tech workers since KIA Motors located there. THINC, a new college and career academy, is helping to train the next generation. By Foundation Editor […]
Tapestry Public Charter School’s special mission is to help autistic children. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein First in a series about new Georgia start-up public charter schools. By Mike Klein […]
It’s Friday! Events August 28: Mark your calendar to hear former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Paul S. Atkins and the American Enterprise Institute’s Peter Wallison discuss the dangerous regulatory expansion […]
Tax credit program supporters say their goal is clear: Improve school choice options. By Mike Klein Carlethia Ingram easily could have become one more lost teenager. Her mother died four […]
“Getting our act together” the way the former Transportation Secretary wants us to is the wrong thing for Georgia to do. By Benita M. Dodd Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood […]
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The biggest health story in a while is happening right here in Georgia, as Ebola makes its first official appearance in […]
Hundreds of Georgia students who received tax credit scholarships last year will receive either reduced help or no help this year. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein. By Mike Klein Carlethia […]
It’s Friday! Events September 19: Registration is open for the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. The theme this year is, “Tearing Down Walls,” in recognition of this year’s 25th anniversary […]
Georgia is among the top ten states in the nation in creating an infrastructure for online courses for students anywhere in the state, according to a recent study. In this […]
For decades, American ingenuity has allowed us to keep up with growing energy demands and REDUCE pollution at the same time. NEWS RELEASE July 29, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at […]
As for using this action to reduce asthma attacks and fatalities: The EPA has highlighted the dramatic improvements in air quality over the past 30 years, despite the increase in […]
July 25, 2014 It’s Friday! Radio talk-show host and former presidential candidate Herman Cain joins an exciting lineup of speakers at the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Sept. 19, […]
The July 19, 2014, Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Benita Dodd on mass transit in Clayton County. By Benita M. Dodd By all accounts, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “For nearly 40 years, it’s pretty much been all reform, all the time for the nation’s public school students, teachers, and parents. Many of the […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The bottom line is that spending is not our basic problem. We’ve become an immoral people demanding that Congress forcibly use one American to serve […]
Morris News reported on the results of a school choice poll released at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 2014 Friedman Legacy for Freedom event held in Macon on July 10. […]
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 […]
A large majority of Georgians support school choice, and nearly all of those support choice for all Georgia students regardless of family income. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For […]
Two Pew Charitable Trust reports examine how Georgia compares to other states in inmate health care spending and inmate releases without supervision. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein. By Mike Klein […]
Before you take time off to celebrate this nation’s freedom, liberties and independence on July Fourth, take a moment to reserve your spot to celebrate Friedman
Georgia’s foster care pilot projects seems to be fast-tracked, but would a slower approach work better? By Foundation Editor Mike Klein By Mike Klein Has Georgia chosen a fast road […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The appropriation of public money always is perfectly lovely until some one is asked to pay the bill.” – Calvin Coolidge “[T]hinking that more federal […]
Georgia already has its sights set on the next strategy after completion of the Savannah River Harbor Project. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein. By Mike Klein Make no mistake about […]
EVENT INVITATION June 25, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Have You Registered for the Foundation’s July 10 Macon event? Atlanta – Please join the Georgia Public Policy […]
Georgia has published its foster care privatization pilot project request for proposals. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein By Mike Klein Georgia has published its foster care privatization pilot project request […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “[T]he great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department consists in giving to those who administer each department the […]
Astonishingly, thirteen states do not track and report out their juvenile justice recidivism rates, says the Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew says Georgia is one of the best at data reporting. […]
Georgia, Hawaii and Kentucky are the only three states selected by federal officials to receive a special round of juvenile justice reform implementation grants. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein. By […]
Crystal Williams did not have a regular kid life. She grew up mostly in Georgia foster care. Today she is a forceful voice in support of foster care youth. By […]
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