Topic: National Assessment of Educational Progress
April 23, 2026 • Commentary
Georgia Looks to Early Literacy Reform to Improve Reading Outcomes
New legislation builds on lessons from Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee, but success will depend on careful implementation.
September 12, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 12, 2025
Georgia's ranking in the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom Report Card dropped this year. Why?
September 11, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia slips in national education freedom rankings
Georgia’s performance, at least relative to other states by the Heritage Report Card’s metrics, is lagging a bit from last year.
February 21, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 21, 2025
Regulatory reform discussions came to Georgia this week.
February 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 14, 2025
We can improve education outcomes. Florida and Mississippi have proven that.
February 13, 2025 • Commentary
A roadmap for success in Georgia
Mississippi and Florida have proven that dramatic improvement is possible. Will Georgia follow that path?
January 31, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 31, 2025
This year marks the 15th anniversary of National School Choice Week and an important moment in the history of the school choice movement.
December 13, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 13, 2024
The announcement of plans for a Department of Government Efficiency, or simply DOGE, by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is nothing short of audacious.
March 27, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia students now have a Promise
A brighter future awaits thousands of students who currently lack access to an education that meets their needs.
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.
June 28, 2023 • Commentary
Students lost decades of academic progress
For 3 years now, we’ve known the school closures ordered amid the pandemic were detrimental to students. New data confirms how bad it was.
May 12, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 12, 2023
Last week’s release of eighth grade U.S. history and civics tests delivered another round of bad news for students and schools.
May 11, 2023 • Commentary
U.S. history tests show the falling floor for student achievement
The disappointing results raised concerns across the board about the amount and quality of civics and history instruction students are getting
January 26, 2023 • Commentary
School choice would benefit rural students in Georgia
Education choice policies expand educational opportunity for rural families while spurring rural district schools to improve their performance.
November 18, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 18, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Georgia, like much of the nation, faces a severe housing shortage. Build-to-rent homes may offer a solution, but why are some Georgia communities trying to ban […]
November 14, 2022 • Commentary
Pandemic Learning Loss: What’s the Plan?
Public school students experienced a large degree of learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. How will we combat learning loss here in Georgia?
November 7, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 4, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: In this week’s commentary Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson reflects on the perplexing reasons behind the recent closure of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and what it will mean for […]
November 2, 2022 • Commentary
National Assessment Reveals Education Disparities in Georgia
Georgia is faring better than some other states, but student achievement still lags and gaps persists post-COVID.
October 25, 2022 • Blog
Student Test Score Assessments, Post COVID-19, Reveal Major Shortcoming for Georgia
"The Nation's Report Card" shows more evidence of COVID's devastating impact on Georgia students.
May 20, 2022 • Commentary
This Year’s Georgia Milestones May Measure Learning Speed Bump
Should Georgia follow the emerging national pattern of learning loss caused by the pandemic, the results from these exams will paint an ugly picture.
September 11, 2020
Friday Facts: September 11, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I called President Bush and I said, ‘You can’t come back here; the United States is under attack.’ And the rest of the day was […]
May 15, 2020 • Commentary
Simple Change in Law Can Save Georgia Taxpayers Over $80 Million
To meet the constitutional requirement that Georgia’s budget is balanced each year, state government must now cut 14% of expenditures as a result of revenue sho
November 22, 2019 • Commentary
Georgians Have Many Reasons to Give Thanks
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosted the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on November 15, an event it has held since 2010. In a year of landmark policy successes, the […]
November 22, 2019
Friday Facts: November 22, 2019
It’s Friday! Events January 28, 2020: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner will take place in the Egyptian Ballroom of the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, […]
November 15, 2019
Friday Facts: November 15, 2019
It’s Friday! Events Today’s the day: The Foundation is hosting the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. We hope to see you there! January 28, 2020: […]
November 1, 2019
Friday Facts: November 1, 2019
It’s Friday! Volunteer. Donate. Review. Thanks to our supporters for helping the Georgia Public Policy Foundation earn its 2019 badge as a Great Nonprofits’ “Top-Rated Nonprofit,” the second consecutive year […]
October 4, 2019 • Commentary
Interpreting Graduation Rates: Not as Easy as ABC
The Atlanta Falcons’ two highest-scoring offensive years of all time were in 1998 and 2016. Fans will remember those years as the two seasons the team made it to the […]
April 26, 2019
Friday Facts: April 25, 2019
It’s Friday! Events May 23: “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with David French of the National Review Institute, on Thursday, […]
September 7, 2018
What Goes Into Education Rankings Affects What Comes Out
By Benita M. Dodd In 2017, U.S. World and News Report’s ranking of the best states to live featured not a single Southern state in the top 10. Georgia, at […]
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