Rick Jackson spent six years in foster care, shuttled through several families, eight elementary and five high schools. None of that deterred Jackson whose Georgia-based company is a leading provider […]
The popular conception is everyone cares about test scores. This must be true because media is consumed with test score news, politicians endlessly ask about test scores and educators leap […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the […]
States are forced to choose the status quo or expanding a nearly 50-year-old Medicaid program with a history of unsustainable finances and questionable quality. By Kelly McCutchen Georgia Governor Nathan […]
The Friday, Nov.1, 2013 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd on rollbacks in benefits for food stamp recipients, entitled, “No Grandstanding, End […]
November 1, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you […]
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd addressed an Environmental Protection Agency listening session on carbon pollution standards for existing power plants on October 23 in Atlanta. This is […]
(An excerpt from Georgia Supreme Court Associate Justice David Nahmias’ address to the fourth annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. Watch his address on the Georgia Public Policy Foundation YouTube channel.) […]
Go bold or go safe? Those are two very different directions. Soon we will see which direction a state digital learning task force chooses when its recommendations are released next […]
The EPA is working to redefine a gas that every living being exhales into a pollutant. By Benita M. Dodd (This commentary is the basis for testimony by Benita Dodd […]
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release October 15, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Mayor Reed, Tear Down This Fence! Atlanta – Just one week ago, the Fulton County […]
Hosted by the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation Date: Friday, October 11th, 2013 Location: Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel; 2450 Galleria Parkway; Atlanta, GA 30339 […]
The bottlenecks in transportation policy are not just in roads, transit or funding. By Benita Dodd That congestion and transportation challenges in Georgia have taken a back seat for a […]
October 4, 2013 It’s Friday! Six reasons to sign up for the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum TODAY: 6. Justice for all. When’s the last time you had a discussion […]
Patient engagement and health literacy are more likely to emerge through products and services offered through private marketplaces than government exchanges. By Ronald E. Bachman On October 1 government insurance […]
In just 10 days, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute will host the fourth annual Georgia Legislative Policy Fo
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till […]
The digital economy is changing the world, and we’re just getting started. Companies are launched every day with just an idea and an Internet connection. Technology has affected nearly every […]
Digital education is the use of technology to deliver instruction. Technology allows teachers to shift away from requiring all students to learn at the same pace and with the same […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” – Friedrich von […]
A man who wanted an opportunity to succeed is no match for a government “too big to fail.” By Benita M. Dodd Stephen Goldsmith was a champion of privatization and […]
It’s Friday! Google Glass: Now that we have your attention … Due to high demand, the Foundation is moving to a bigger room for the event, “Georgia’s Digital Economy,” we’re hosting […]
By Trent Leonard As the Oct. 1 deadline approaches for the launch of the Affordable Care Act’s state health insurance exchanges – “marketplaces” – the need to get young people […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION MEDIA ADVISORY September 9, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation, Google Host Event: ‘Georgia’s Digital Economy’ Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but […]
There is an opportunity for Georgia to develop a quality transportation network without raising taxes. By Baruch Feigenbaum Even the through travelers know it: Georgia’s transportation system is inadequate. Metro […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.” – Calvin Coolidge “The time is always right to do […]
Over the decades it’s become clear that an environmental crisis is the media’s baby; environmental progress is an orphan. By Harold Brown Over the decades it’s become clear that an […]
You are invited to join us for “Georgia's Digital Economy,” a half-day event on Monday, September 16, 2013, at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.
Transportation analyst unveils proposals for metro Atlanta and Georgia at Foundation event. At today’s Georgia Public Policy Foundation Policy Briefing Luncheon in Atlanta, Reason Foundation Transportation Policy Analyst and Foundation Senior […]
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