Topic: Massachusetts Institute of Technology


May 26, 2017

Second Chances for Ex-Offenders

Expungement of records can help young job seekers. By John G. Malcolm and John-Michael Seibler  A simple adjustment in federal law would provide much greater opportunities for young individuals who […]

November 18, 2014

Checking Up On Health: November 18, 2014

Guess who’s cashing in on health care for stupid American voters? Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I had this visual of net “neutrality” today. It’s […]

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 – […]

July 30, 2013

The Fracking Revolution

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has challenges and benefits, but technological advances are continually improving this technique of extracting oil and gas. By Daniel Benjamin Beginning in 2005 natural gas production […]

January 7, 2013

Register for Jan. 24 Event with Reason’s Robert Poole

GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT INVITATION January 7, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Transportation Expert Robert Poole Keynotes Event: ‘Moving Georgia Ahead: What’s Coming Down the Pike’ […]

December 4, 2012

National Transportation Expert Robert Poole
Keynotes Foundation’s first event of 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY   December 7, 2012   Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Atlanta – Just one week after attending the national Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting, national transportation expert Robert […]

October 26, 2012

Moving Georgia Ahead: What’s Coming Down the Pike

Transportation analyst Robert W. Poole of the Reason Foundation will keynote “Moving Georgia Ahead: What’s Coming Down the Pike,” a January 24, 2013 Leadership Breakfast hosted by the Georgia Public […]

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 […]

July 19, 2012

Coursera and Georgia Tech Bend the Online Learning Curve

By Eric Wearne Events move quickly in the world of online learning.  As an example of how fast: online learning platform Coursera was founded in 2012.  Georgia Tech announced a partnership with Coursera this […]

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 […]

March 23, 2012

Friday Facts: March 23, 2012

It’s Friday!   Quotes of note – “More frightening than any particular beliefs or policies is an utter lack of any sense of a need to test those beliefs and policies […]

March 14, 2012

Health Care: A Road Map to Innovation

By Ross Mason The United States spent $2.4 trillion on health care in 2011. If that represented a country, it would be the world’s sixth-largest economy. Health care accounted for […]

February 24, 2012

Georgia’s Innovation Promise Rests in Bold Leadership

By Kelly McCutchen In a typical election year, legislators tend to adopt a “do-nothing” attitude lest they somehow offend potential voters. This year in Georgia could, and should, be different […]


January 6, 2012

Friday Facts: January 6th, 2012

It’s Friday! Events – Correction: Please note the correct link to registration for the Foundation’s first event of 2012 is http://tinyurl.com/7ldaqnk. It was incorrect in the invitation distributed this week. – Celebrating […]

July 13, 2011

What Difference Has RomneyCare Made?

Most conservative critics of the Massachusetts health reform have focused on any piece of bad news about the program they can find. After all, if this is the model for […]

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