December 18, 2012
Checking Up On Health: December 18
Is your health plan “grandfathered” or does it fall under ObamaCare? Do you have “good” genes or mutants? Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The fault […]
Topic: Georgia
December 14, 2012
Friday Facts: December 14, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “When you can’t afford what you’ve already got, why would you try to buy into more?” – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, explaining why Georgia will […]
December 11, 2012
Checking Up On Health: December 11, 2012
Americans are living longer but sicker. Coverage for pre-existing conditions comes at a cost. States can’t get funds for partial expansion of Medicaid. Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. […]
December 11, 2012
Would You Send Your Child to a Washington D.C. School?
Who among us would send our child to a public school in the District of Columbia, chosen at random? This question may be uncomfortable, but it is one that could […]
December 7, 2012
Friday Facts: December 7, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “[T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer … [taking] away from before […]
December 6, 2012
State Inmates Backlog in Local Jails Is Significantly Down
What you are about to read is a big deal: Georgia has significantly reduced the number of state custody male inmates sitting in local county jails. Georgia corrections commissioner Brian […]
December 4, 2012
National Transportation Expert Robert Poole
National Transportation Expert Robert Poole
Keynotes Foundation’s first event of 2013
MEDIA ADVISORY December 7, 2012 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Atlanta – Just one week after attending the national Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting, national transportation expert Robert […]
December 4, 2012
Checking Up On Health: December 4, 2012
Voters tend to agree with the federal government setting standards for health insurance coverage but think individuals should have the right to choose reduced coverage if it saves them money. […]
November 30, 2012
Friday Facts: November 30, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be […]
November 30, 2012
End of an Era: Georgia Begins to Close Parole Offices
Georgia is moving quickly toward the end of an era as parole offices are being closed at a pace that will see most of them completely shuttered within the next […]
November 16, 2012
Friday Facts: November 16, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “If we move in mass, be it ever so circuitously, we shall attain our object; but if we break into squads, everyone pursuing the path […]
November 16, 2012
African-American Voters Inspired by School Choice
One of the most striking results of the vote on Amendment 1, which was approved by Georgia voters on Tuesday and creates an independent commission to authorize public charter schools […]
November 9, 2012
Friday Facts: November 9, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The most important political office is that of the private citizen.” – Justice Louis D. Brandeis “They are not to do anything they please to […]
November 9, 2012
Teamwork Will Move Georgia Transit Forward
Public transportation service will thrive when transit systems adopt quality performance standards and service for their riders. They must embrace information technology to maximize operating efficiency and enhance service. They […]
November 8, 2012
Will the American Dream become the American Memory?
When he spoke recently in Atlanta former New York City Public Schools chancellor Joel Klein suggested, “The question we are discussing right now is whether the American Dream becomes the […]
November 5, 2012
Do Charter Schools Hurt Students in Traditional Schools?
A comprehensive mathematical analysis of Georgia public school funding models has found local school systems that enroll nearly nine-out-of-ten public school students would experience increased resources when a student transfers […]
November 2, 2012
Friday Facts: November 2, 2012
November 2, 2012 It’s Friday! As you take time to consider the organizations you will support before year’s end, we hope you’ll include us. Your support will help us grow […]
November 1, 2012
Think Hard About Education We Often Take For Granted
After my husband and I completed military service, we moved our family to Georgia from Fort Richardson, Alaska. As service members we have seen public school systems all over the […]
November 1, 2012
No Matter the Election Winner,
No Matter the Election Winner,
Only Leadership Will Restore America
Steve Jobs encouraged us to “think different.” Our elected officials need to “think different” to engage all of our resources in solving these important challenges. By Kelly McCutchen When […]
October 29, 2012
Fighting for My Grade School Twins Became a “Test of Wills”
Having grown up in metro Atlanta, a visit to the Gold Dome for PTA Day at the Capitol still held as much thrill for me as a Mother as it […]
October 26, 2012
Friday Facts: October 26, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” – Napoleon Bonaparte “Just tell them that their wildest dreams will come true if they […]
October 26, 2012
Get Georgia Moving on Foundation’s ‘Plan B’ for Transportation
.Kelly McCutchen and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation are onto something with their “Plan B” for transportation and, clearly, they get the picture. By Don Sullivan At the third annual […]
October 26, 2012
Minnesota vs. Online Learning (and the First Amendment)
Recently, the state of Minnesota used a state statute to briefly ban online education. The state’s Office of Higher Education (OHE) informed new online education startup Coursera that the company […]
October 26, 2012
My Charter Schools Journey: Cobb County to Tybee Island
Seventeen years ago I was principal of the first charter school in Georgia. One retirement, one big move and many years later, I find myself once again helping to launch […]
October 26, 2012
Moving Georgia Ahead: What’s Coming Down the Pike
Transportation analyst Robert W. Poole of the Reason Foundation will keynote “Moving Georgia Ahead: What’s Coming Down the Pike,” a January 24, 2013 Leadership Breakfast hosted by the Georgia Public […]
October 25, 2012
Have U.S. Schools Become Just Another Jobs Program?
U.S. public school systems including Georgia are growing their teacher and all other personnel staffs at a much greater rate than their growth in students served. There also is no […]
October 23, 2012
Checking Up On Health: October 23, 2012
Need medical care? Do you know how and where to find data on hospital quality and hospital-related fatalities? Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd ObamaCare by any […]
October 22, 2012
Would Student “Data Backpacks” Infringe on Civil Liberties?
By Eric Wearne Digital Learning Now! Has just released the second paper in its “Smart Series.” Here is a review of paper # 1. This second installment makes the case for two […]
October 19, 2012
Friday Facts: October 19, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There exists in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, […]
October 19, 2012
State Property Leases Could Get a New Lease on Life
Few Georgia voters are even aware of Amendment No. 2 on the Nov. 6 ballot, which would allow the state to enter multi-year property lease agreements. By Benita M. Dodd […]
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