November 6, 2025
Institutional Investors and Housing Affordability in Metro Atlanta
Georgia Public Policy Foundation examines the role of corporate buyers in housing affordability and homeownership trends.
Topic: Harvard University
September 12, 2024 • Commentary
School choice opponents continue to mislead
School choice is sweeping the nation because parents—regardless of ethnicity, political persuasion, or religious convictions—are demanding school choice.
July 5, 2023 • Commentary
What are we waiting for?
There is a dire need for actual solutions that benefit as many students as possible, and research has already identified one of those solutions.
October 27, 2020 • Blog
Transportation Tuesday: October 27, 2020
Transportation Tuesday is the newest in a series of Georgia Public Policy Foundation policy briefs. Others are Medical Monday’s Checking Up On Health and Tax and Spend Tuesday. PPPs: An […]
October 16, 2020
Friday Facts: October 16, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The liberties protected by the Constitution are not fair-weather freedoms – in place when times are good but able to be cast aside in times […]
January 31, 2020
Friday Facts: January 31, 2020
It’s Friday! About 300 friends and supporters joined us Tuesday night at the Fabulous Fox in Atlanta for the Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner. The keynote speaker […]
March 22, 2019
Friday Facts: March 22, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” – Milton Friedman “The more the state […]
January 11, 2019
Friday Facts: January 11, 2019
It’s Friday! Events January 22: “National School Choice Week: A Capitol Choice,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Tuesday, January 22. The event is in the Empire Room, 20th floor, Sloppy […]
March 16, 2018
Friday Facts: March 16, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “A market that’s driven by subsidies rather than by economics always fails. Subsidy begets subsidy until the system collapses into absurdity. In Australia’s case, having […]
February 2, 2018
Friday Facts: February 2, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The welfare of our country is the great object to which our cares and efforts ought to be directed. And I shall derive great satisfaction […]
October 6, 2017
Friday Facts: October 6, 2017
It’s Friday! Events October 13: REGISTER TODAY! It’s just one week to the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum! The daylong event October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel brings […]
June 16, 2017
Friday Facts: June 16, 2017
It’s Friday! Remembering the Heroes Many lives were likely saved by the actions of Crystal Griner and David Bailey, the Capitol Hill police officers who were on duty when Rep. […]
June 9, 2017
Friday Facts: June 9, 2017
It’s Friday! Events June 15-17: FEEcon, a three-day gathering aimed at the nation’s young freedom lovers (students and young professionals) takes place at the Omni Hotel Downtown Atlanta. It offers […]
February 6, 2017
AJC’s Kyle Wingfield Writes on Scafidi Study on Education Spending
“Why are we still talking about the amount we spend on schools, instead of how we spend it?” Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Kyle Wingfield’s column in the Sunday edition on February […]
August 30, 2016
2016 Freedom Award Recipient: Unsung Hero in Private Enterprise Education
The notable Georgian receiving the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Freedom Award. By Benita M. Dodd The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award takes place on […]
July 26, 2016
NCPA on Higher Education and Online Courses
Online colleges are an attractive alternative to expensive bricks-and-mortar institutions. A July 2016 Issue Brief by Christian Yiu of the National Center for Policy Analysis proposes accreditation reforms to allow […]
February 12, 2016
Friday Facts: February 12, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now My, how we’ve grown: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the state’s population was under 6.5 million; today, it’s more […]
February 9, 2016
School Choice Benefits: More than test scores
Research focused solely on standardized test scores will understate the benefits of school choice programs, since effects on high school graduation and college enrollment are stronger—especially among urban minority students. […]
September 22, 2015
Correcting Misinformation on School Choice
Of 13 studies on voucher programs, all but one found academic benefits for all students or a particular group of students. This blog post by Martin Lueken was published by […]
February 10, 2015
Checking Up On Health: February 10, 2015
Measles comes to Georgia and more. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Georgians learned this week that the state has its first confirmed case of measles […]
January 14, 2014
Checking Up On Health: January 14, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Happy New Year! Welcome to the first “Checking Up On Health” of 2014. Health care – policy and innovation – […]
October 22, 2013
Checking Up On Health: October 22, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd If you want a job done right: Does your doctor’s gender make a difference? A Canadian study found that found […]
September 17, 2013
Checking Up On Health: September 17, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd First, the good news: Americans are living longer and healthier lives than ever before, according to a new study published […]
June 25, 2013
Checking Up On Health: June 25, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd A long way from home: With less than 100 days to go before the main provisions of ObamaCare take effect, […]
May 22, 2013 • Press Release
2013 Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day With School Choice Expert Jay Greene
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT May 22, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 Foundation Marks Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day July 11 In Athens with National School Choice Expert Jay […]
May 14, 2013
More Evidence School Choice Works
“The Effects of School Vouchers on College Enrollment: Experimental Evidence from New York City” is the first-ever experimental study of college-enrollment outcomes of school voucher programs. It found that the […]
November 1, 2012
Competition Can Add Jobs, Cut MARTA Losses
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita M. Dodd on Tuesday, October 30, that proposed MARTA’s deficit be reduced through managed competition, including privatization and outsourcing at […]
October 2, 2012
No Generation Holds a Copyright on Learning Innovation
By Mike Klein We have a choice this fall: Do we want to be nationally recognized as innovators who push the learning envelope or, will Georgia become the first state […]
August 23, 2012
How Do Public Charter Schools Impact Minorities?
How do charter schools impact minorities? Questions and Answers about Charter Schools and the Proposed Constitutional Amendment How do charter schools impact minorities? Charter schools have significantly closed the achievement […]
August 16, 2012
Charter School Successes Well Documented
The only way to know with confidence whether charters cause better outcomes is to look at randomized control trials (RCTs) in which students are assigned by lottery to attending a […]
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