December 14, 2018
Friday Facts: December 14, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Each of us can be happier, and America will start to heal, when we become the kind neighbors and generous friends we wish we had.” […]
Topic: Kennesaw State University
December 7, 2018
Friday Facts: December 7, 2018
Events January 22, 2019: “National School Choice Week: A Capitol Choice,” is a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Tuesday, January 22, in the Empire Room, 20th floor, Sloppy Floyd Building […]
January 26, 2018
Friday Facts: January 26, 2018
It’s Friday! Events February 20: “Pension Solvency and Public Education: The Case for Reforming Georgia Teacher Pensions,” a Leadership Breakfast on Tuesday, February 20. Speakers are Len Gilroy, Senior Managing […]
January 26, 2018
Georgia 2020: Educational Choice for All K-12 Georgia Students
Georgia could have a system of universal educational choice beginning in the fall of 2020. By Ben Scafidi Georgia could have a system of universal educational choice beginning in the […]
January 23, 2018
Landmark Study on Georgia’s K-12 Options Unveiled at School Choice Week Event
Universal education choice could be just a few short years away. News Release | For Immediate Release January 23, 2018 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) Landmark Study on Georgia’s K-12 Options Unveiled […]
January 16, 2018
Study on Georgia’s K-12 Options to be Unveiled at National School Choice Week Event
Celebrate School Choice with the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. News Release | For Immediate Release January 16, 2018 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) Georgia Public Policy Foundation to Mark National […]
April 14, 2017
Friday Facts: April 14, 2017
It’s Friday! Welcome to a special “By the Numbers” Friday Facts to mark Tax Day on April 18! Quotes of note “Take not from the mouth of labor the bread […]
March 3, 2017
Giving Perspective to Scholarship Programs
The benefits of school choice are more than academic. By Benjamin Scafidi A recent opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked, “Are vouchers a failure?” Any answer requires examining the best […]
February 23, 2017
Testimony on Education Savings Accounts
Senate Education and Youth Committee Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Testimony of Kelly McCutchen, President, Georgia Public Policy Foundation I would like to focus my testimony on the impact of Education […]
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 […]
January 31, 2017
Marietta Daily Journal Reports on Study on Education Funding; Researcher Responds
MDJ reports on Foundation event; speaker responds. Marietta Daily Journal reporter Mary Kate McGowan covered the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast on January 26, 2017, which celebrated National School Choice Week and […]
January 27, 2017
Balancing the Books in Georgia Public Education
Georgia underreports public education spending by billions of dollars By Benjamin Scafidi Parents, educators, policy-makers and all other taxpayers have a right to know just how much taxpayer funding is […]
January 26, 2017
Issue Analsysis: Balancing the Books in Education
This issue analysis was published on January 26, 2017. The study can be downloaded here (PDF) and the Powerpoint presentation by Dr. Scafidi can be downloaded here (PDF). The press release is […]
January 26, 2017
New Study Finds Georgia Underreports Public School Spending
State websites give the impression the state spends billions of dollars less on K-12 education. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release January 26, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd […]
October 14, 2016
Friday Facts: October 14, 2016
It’s Friday! Events November 11: In less than one month, John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! The Freedom […]
September 23, 2016 • Press Release
A 25th Celebration of Private Enterprise, Education Innovation and Economic Opportunity
As the Georgia Council on Economic Education tells it, in 1962, a young professor from Georgia State College addressed the Rebel Chapter of the Young Presidents
September 21, 2016
U.S. News & World Report Publishes on Education Funding
It’s time to reform our thinking about education reform. The September 20, 2016, edition of U.S. News & World Report published, “More Money, Same Problems,” an article by Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
June 3, 2016
Friday Facts: June 3, 2016
It’s Friday! Events Monday, June 6: “The Politics of School Choice” is a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by national education expert Jay Greene and sponsored by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
May 27, 2016
Friday Facts: May 27, 2016
It’s Friday! Events Monday, June 6: “The Politics of School Choice” is a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by national education expert Jay Greene and sponsored by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
March 25, 2016
Friday Facts: March 25, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, a 26-inch RCA color console TV would have cost $1,166.72 in today’s dollars. Today, $1,199 […]
February 19, 2016
Friday Facts: February 19, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now My, how we’ve grown: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the Governor’s Commission on Effectiveness and Economy in Government released […]
February 11, 2016
Heartland Quotes Senior Fellow Ben Scafidi on Proposed Education Reforms
Scafidi says treating charter schools and traditional government schools equally under the law helps everyone. Kenneth Artz of the Heartland Institute interviewed Foundation Senior Fellow Ben Scafidi on the Georgia […]
January 15, 2016
Friday Facts January 15, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now Did you know? In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, Gov. Zell Miller led the Legislature to approve a lottery for […]
December 18, 2015
Education Savings Accounts: Getting “More” for Georgia Students
By Ben Scafidi Humans seem to always want more – more time with our families, more health care, more funding for roads, more tax cuts. More funding for our public […]
December 11, 2015
Solving the Failure of Education Desegregation
How do you reverse racial segregation in America’s schools? By Benita M. Dodd Education desegregation started out with such lofty promise in America. So why have decades of massive government […]
August 25, 2015
Policy Forum Early Bird Registration Ends Sept. 4!
Be sure to sign up to attend the Sixth Annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum Oct. 15! GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION INVITATION August 25, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or […]
August 4, 2015
Foundation’s Friedman Event in Savannah: ‘Exceptional’
Foundation celebrates Milton Friedman’s birthday in Savannah. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release August 4, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation’s Friedman Event in […]
July 20, 2015
News Release: Foundation Hosts Savannah Event July 29
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE July 20, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Hosts Friedman Legacy Day in Savannah July 29 Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Georgia’s only […]
March 6, 2015
A Reality Check on the School Choice Bogeymen
Many raise bogeymen in arguments against parental choice in education. By Benjamin Scafidi Two bills in the Georgia Legislature would allow thousands of Georgia parents the opportunity to choose better […]
March 6, 2015
Friday Facts: March 6, 2015
It’s Friday! Events March 18: “Federalism, The Rule of Law and Regulatory Excess,” is the topic of the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast with Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens. $30. Find out […]
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