Topic: Jay P. Greene

September 6, 2019

Friday Facts: September 6, 2019

It’s Friday! On a personal note: We’re visiting Savannah September 18. Like many Savannah residents, we’re grateful that Georgia dodged a bullet this week as a diminished Hurricane Dorian moved […]
April 17, 2015

Friday Facts: April 17, 2015

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Good teachers are so important to student learning that if the lowest-performing 5 to 7 percent of all teachers were replaced with just average teachers, […]
October 29, 2014

Never Underestimate the Power of a Field Trip

A student field trip to the museum yields much more than an appreciation for the arts. By Benita M. Dodd  Growing up in a dreary, low-income community where even restaurants […]
June 20, 2014

Education Excellence Can’t Be Achieved From Above

As our education system becomes more decentralized and complex, the locus of accountability should shift from government to parents. By Jason Bedrick Education in America in the 21st century is […]
September 23, 2012

Foundation Video Archive

All new videos produced by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation are posted to our YouTube channel.  This file primarily contains archive material that migrated to YouTube.  Some video products are located on […]
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 17, 2012

Friday Facts: August 17, 2012

August 17, 2012 It’s Friday! Visit the Foundation’s new Web site at www.georgiapolicy.org then e-mail us at to tell us what you think of it! Quotes of note “If […]
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 […]
May 11, 2012

Results Prove Charter Schools’ Effectiveness

By Jay P. Greene According to the Global Report Card, more than a third of the 30 school districts with the highest math achievement in the United States are actually charter schools. […]
May 11, 2012

Friday Facts: May 11, 2012

It’s Friday!   Events – May 23: You have less than two weeks to register for “Getting Georgia Going,” a Georgia Public Policy Foundation Leadership Breakfast ahead of Georgia’s July 31 regional […]
February 25, 2011

Friday Facts: February 25th, 2011

It’s Friday! Events – March 1: Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Concord Coalition for the Fiscal Solutions Tour at 5 p.m. on March 1 at Kennesaw State University. The Fiscal Solutions […]
February 18, 2011

Friday Facts: February 18th, 2011

It’s Friday! Events – March 1: Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Concord Coalition for the Fiscal Solutions Tour at 5 p.m. on March 1 at Kennesaw State University. The […]
February 11, 2011

Friday Facts: February 11th, 2011

It’s Friday! Join our Forum! – If you like the Friday Facts, you’ll love the Foundation’s interactive online community, The Forum. This week, editor Mike Klein wrote on The Forum that the state unemployment […]
February 4, 2011

Friday Facts: February 4th, 2011

It’s Friday! Join our Forum! – If you like the Friday Facts, you’ll love The Forum. This interactive community is a series of issue-oriented blogs where you can find breaking stories and […]

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