November 6, 2020 • Commentary
Georgia’s Election Mess
On Thursday, November 5, the nation held its breath, waiting to see where Georgia’s 16 crucial electoral votes would go as poll workers laboriously counted abse
Topic: Jeb Bush
September 25, 2015
Friday Facts: September 25, 2015
It’s Friday! Events October 15: Just 19 days left to register for the Sixth Annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly on Thursday, October 15! Join legislators, […]
July 31, 2015
Friday Facts: July 31, 2015
It’s Friday! Events August 7: Join the Foundation’s Benita Dodd at “Due Process Denied: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Undermines Freedom,” a 12:30 p.m. breakout session at Red State Gathering, (Hope […]
July 25, 2014
Friday Facts: July 25, 2014
July 25, 2014 It’s Friday! Radio talk-show host and former presidential candidate Herman Cain joins an exciting lineup of speakers at the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Sept. 19, […]
November 14, 2013
Never a Better Time to Transform Georgia Child Welfare
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 […]
July 19, 2013
Friday Facts: July 19, 2013
July 19, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. … There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, […]
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
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 11, 2012
Could Competency Based Learning Save Common Core?
After spending a week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the Common Core state standards once […]
December 4, 2012
Who Will Help Smartest Kids Achieve the Next Level?
Three kids go to school. One way under achieves, one achieves okay but nothing spectacular and the third kid achieves off the chart, leaving the other two way behind. So […]
September 4, 2012
Drilling Down on Learning Tech and Who Pays For It
By Eric Wearne “For state and district leaders, it comes down to two decisions: what devices and who pays.” These are always fundamental concepts surrounding the adoption and implementation of […]
April 9, 2012
When Reform is not Enough, Change How the Game is Played
By Eric Wearne Eric Wearne, Senior Fellow, Georgia Public Policy Foundation Harvard University Professor Clayton M. Christensen argues in his book Disrupting Class and elsewhere that the best and most long-lasting […]
February 16, 2012
Foundation Releases Issue Analysis on Georgia Criminal Justice Reform
Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation today released an Issue Analysis on criminal justice reform, “Peach State Criminal Justice: Controlling Costs, Protecting the Public.” The Issue Analysis, by Marc […]
February 16, 2012
Foundation Releases Criminal Justice Reform Issue Analysis
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation today released an Issue Analysis on criminal justice reform, “Peach State Criminal Justice: Controlling Costs, Protecting the Public.” The Issue Analysis, by Marc Levin and […]
September 30, 2011
September 30th, 2011
It’s Friday! Events – October 24: Invitations have been mailed for the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award dinner, scheduled for the evening of Monday, Oct. 24, at the Renaissance Waverly Atlanta. Speakers […]
September 30, 2011
Tough on Crime, Smart on Criminal Justice Spending
By Kelly McCutchen Georgia’s prison population has grown 35 percent over the last decade and is projected to continue growing over the next five years. Public safety is bolstered when […]
September 29, 2011
Right on Crime Launches Criminal Justice Reform Initiative Today in Georgia
Atlanta — Right on Crime will launch a state-based effort in Georgia via a teleconference today at 11:00 a.m. The nationwide initiative, which is endorsed by former Florida Gov. Jeb […]
September 29, 2011
Right on Crime Sees Georgia as Ready for Reform
Atlanta – Right on Crime, a nationwide criminal justice reform initiative, today launched a state-based effort in Georgia to educate policy-makers about the commonsense corrections system reforms that have safely […]
February 25, 2011
Joel Klein on Digital Learning
Education Week features a recent interview with former New York City Chancellor Joel Klein, who is now heading the education division of News Corp. Here are excerpts: The education […]
January 14, 2011
Florida Keeps Raising the Bar
Florida Governor Rick Scott took office last week and appears ready to stand behind the kind of reforms that made Florida a national leader in education reform and positive results […]
December 17, 2010
Right on Crime Sees Georgia as Ready for Reform
Atlanta – Right on Crime, a nationwide criminal justice reform initiative, today launched a state-based effort in Georgia to educate policy-makers about the commonsense corrections system reforms that have safely […]
December 1, 2010
Watch Digital Learning Commission Release Their Findings Live
Watch Jeb Bush and Bob Wise unveil 10 elements of quality digital learning this morning at 9:30 am live from the Excellence in Action National Summit in Washington DC. Click […]
September 17, 2010
Friday Facts: September 17th, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that […]