July 22, 2011
AFVs, HOVs and HOTs
When the new High-Occupancy Toll lanes open on I-85 this summer, buses, motorcycles and Alternate Fuel Vehicles may travel at no charge, as can vehicles with three or more occupants. Single- and […]
Topic: Georgia
July 21, 2011
“Slim” Chance Georgia Will Meet No Child Left Behind Goal in 2014
State schools superintendent John Barge believes chances are “slim” that Georgia will meet the federal government’s No Child Left Behind 100 percent proficiency requirement in three years. The first-year superintendent […]
July 20, 2011
AYP Results Out Thursday; Ivy Prep Proposes Two DeKalb Campuses
Thursday will be a headline maker when the state releases 2011 graduation rate data and AYP – the Adequate Yearly Progress reports that are tied to the No Child Left […]
July 15, 2011
Georgia H.S. Graduation Rate Could Take A Steep 15% Plunge
Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Erroll Davis recently described high school graduation rates as “great works of art.” Next week the Georgia Department of Education is expected to release new data […]
July 15, 2011
What’s HOT, What’s Not about High-Occupancy Toll Lanes for Georgia
By Benita M. Dodd Georgia is moving forward on transportation innovation with a 16-mile High-Occupancy toll (HOT) lane project set to open this summer along Interstate 85 in metro Atlanta. […]
July 13, 2011
Corrections Reform: Do We Prefer Taxpayers or Tax Burdens?
Originally published April 21, 2010 Each day across Georgia, the state Department of Corrections prepares three meals per day to feed a population that is nearly equal to the number […]
July 13, 2011
Have Tough Crime Initiatives Gone Past Diminishing Returns?
Originally published December 12, 2010 Georgia has a significant corrections system challenge and there’s no getting around that fact. Nationally one in every 100 adults is behind state prison or […]
July 13, 2011
Corrections Reform Will Focus on Sentencing Alternatives
Originally published February 17, 2011 Georgia will consider alternatives to incarceration of adult non-violent offenders in a sweeping criminal justice review announced Wednesday afternoon by Governor Nathan Deal. Reforms could […]
July 13, 2011
Adults in Corrections Would Fill the Georgia Dome Three Times
Originally published April 18, 2011 Georgia lawmakers introduced 945 bills this year. One that passed will fast track review of the state’s $1 billion per year corrections system costs with […]
July 13, 2011
U.S. Justice Says Local Jail Populations Decline Nationally
Originally published April 26, 2011 County and city jail populations have declined nationally for two consecutive years, according to just published data from the U.S. Justice Department, but newer state […]
July 13, 2011
Low-Risk Adult Parolees Will Test Phone-In Reporting Model
Originally published June 20, 2011 Georgia will test a new model that could result in more effective supervision of high-risk parolees because less time would be required for low-risk parolees. […]
July 12, 2011
Atlanta Test Cheating Scandal Claims Four Area Superintendents
Vigorous reinvention of the scandal plagued Atlanta Public Schools system executive leadership team continued Monday evening when four area superintendents were replaced and the immediate past board of education president […]
July 12, 2011
Khaatim El: Scandal Tests “Whether Soul of Atlanta Has Truly Been Stirred”
Former Atlanta Public Schools board chairman Khaatim S. El released a lengthy statement Monday evening after his resignation from the APS board. El presided over the board during its most […]
July 5, 2011
Why We Need Health Care Price Transparency
Consumers have no idea how much they pay for health care, so it’s not surprising they often overpay, but 683 percent?! Patients pay as much as 683 percent more for […]
July 1, 2011
Friday Facts: July 1st, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these […]
June 24, 2011
Georgia Attorney General Will Investigate Cherokee County School District
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said Friday his office will open an investigation into how the Cherokee County School District responded to a citizen’s request for information. The Georgia Open […]
June 24, 2011
Friday Facts: June 24th, 2011
It’s Friday! Education – The largest portion of special education spending goes to special education teachers, who are trained in the law, know how to identify disabilities, and are steeped […]
June 22, 2011
Edelman Tells Educators United States “Is Going To Miss The Boat”
Children’s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan were blunt about the failure of American education to prepare children for the brave new world when […]
June 21, 2011
After Supreme Court Ruling: “How We Answer Will Define Us For Generations”
Georgia became the national battleground over charter public schools alternative authorization last month when the state Supreme Court ruled the three-year-old charter schools commission is unconstitutional. So it was not […]
June 21, 2011
Clinton at Charters Conference; Deal Meets With Gates Foundation
Good morning from the 2011 National Charter Schools Conference at the World Congress Center in Atlanta. Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the morning keynote address to some 4,000 conference […]
June 20, 2011
Bill Clinton To Address Charter Schools Conference Tuesday in Atlanta
Former President Bill Clinton will headline Tuesday’s opening session of the 2011 National Charter Schools Conference in Georgia where the state has become a national battleground over alternative authorization of […]
June 20, 2011
Georgia Will Test Telephone Self-Reporting for Low-Risk Adult Parolees
Georgia will test a new model that could result in more effective supervision of high-risk parolees because less time would be required for low-risk parolees. In July the state will […]
June 17, 2011
Friday Facts: June 17th, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going.” – George Bernard […]
June 14, 2011
Georgia Probationers Could be Picking and Packing Down on the Farm
Georgia is ready to put unemployed probationers to work picking and packing crops. This week Governor Nathan Deal announced state agriculture, corrections and labor officials will combine efforts to identify […]
June 13, 2011
Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider State Commission Schools Decision
The Georgia Supreme Court has served the future of former state commission charter schools back over the net and back into the Legislature’s court. This morning the Court announced that […]
June 11, 2011
Do Public Sector Pensions Teeter on the Edge of Financial Collapse?
What do you know about your pension plan? Is it defined benefit, defined contribution or some hybrid version? Does your employer match your contribution? Is it portable, meaning you take […]
June 10, 2011
Friday Facts: June 10th, 2011
It’s Friday! Rule of law – “The law passed on partisan lines by Congress last year blatantly violates the U.S. Constitution by mandating Americans to enter the marketplace and purchase […]
May 27, 2011
Attorney General Olens Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider Charter Schools Decision
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens has asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider its recent decision that declared the state charter schools commission is unconstitutional. “Today we filed a motion […]
May 27, 2011
Friday Facts: May 27th, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.” -William Havard – “Perform, then, this one act of remembrance before this Day […]
May 20, 2011
Friday Facts: May 20th, 2011
It’s Friday! Health care – Up, up and away: U.S. employers can expect an 8.5 percent increase in their medical costs next year due in some part to the health care reform […]
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