August 23, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 23, 2024
Georgia’s teacher pension is not out of the woods and still poses a major risk of unexpected runaway costs.
Topic: Newnan
July 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 26, 2024
Georgia students will soon be returning to school.
March 29, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 29, 2024
This year, we saw positive movement on school choice, Certificate of Need reform and tax reform.
February 16, 2024 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of February 12
The Georgia legislature passed the halfway point of the 2024 session this week as lawmakers continue their work before Crossover Day.
February 16, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 16, 2024
We can increase housing affordability, not with taxpayer subsidies, but by removing regulations that limit what types of houses can be built and where.
March 20, 2023
Economic Report on Georgia’s Certificate of Need Program
Despite their inception nearly fifty years ago, ongoing questions about cost, access and the role of community healthcare remain.
January 20, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 20, 2023
It’s Friday! Georgia lawmakers brought a tax reform package across the finish line in 2022 that will change the state’s progressive income tax to a 5.49% flat tax beginning in […]
January 20, 2023 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of January 16
A recap of the second week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
February 11, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 11, 2022
In the wake of the Omicron surge, Atlanta school districts are now reporting a steep drop in positivity rates.
March 31, 2021 • Press Release
Foundation Welcomes Georgia Legislature’s Protection of Learning Pods
Atlanta — Parents of school-age children can breathe easier after the Georgia General Assembly approved the Learning Pods Protection Act, Georgia Public Policy Foundation President and CEO Kyle Wingfield said […]
June 27, 2019
Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2019
Summary of laws taking effect July 1, 2019 By Morgan Worthy and Jared Cooper Economic Development H.B. 242 (Effective May 6, 2019) Expands the powers of the Georgia Board of Massage […]
April 27, 2018
Friday Facts: April 27, 2018
It’s Friday! May 23: Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, keynotes “Telling the Human Story,” an 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Georgian Club. This event is co-hosted […]
January 12, 2018
A School Choice that Gets Georgia Students College- and Career-Ready
The choice of more than 32,000 Georgia students this year. By Russ Moore For the fifth year in a row, in 2017 Site Selection Magazine named Georgia the nation’s No. […]
February 3, 2017
Friday Facts: February 3, 2017
It’s Friday! Events February 22: Register by February 20 to join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Institute for Justice for a Leadership Breakfast and Book Forum with Dick […]
January 6, 2017
Friday Facts: January 6, 2017
It’s Friday! Events January 26: Typically the Foundation’s first event of the year, the National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast is keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi. The topic […]
December 30, 2016
Friday Facts: December 30, 2016
It’s Friday! It’s been a great 2016 and a game-changing 25 years for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Thank you for your moral and financial support, your input and your […]
October 28, 2016
Friday Facts: October 28, 2016
It’s Friday! Events November 11: In less than two weeks, John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! Have you […]
September 24, 2012
The Decline of Trust in Government … And That’s a Good Thing
By Lawrence W. Reed With so much talk these days of scandal, incompetence and failed programs, trust in government is on the ropes. To some people, this development is lamentable. […]
September 19, 2012
The Charter School Issue Comes Down to Choice
By Lawrence W. Reed In less than two months, Georgia voters will decide an important question about the future of education in our state: Should charter schools be authorized by […]
June 26, 2012
Georgia Tuition Tax Credit Works for Students and Taxpayers
By James P. Kelly Parents, concerned citizens and business leaders in Georgia are embracing educational freedom. They no longer have to rely on an inefficient, unresponsive and costly public school […]
July 14, 2011
Governor Deal Improves Special Charter Schools Funding
Governor Nathan Deal has approved a financial rescue package that will significantly improve state funding for eight former brick-and-mortar state commission charter schools. The schools were notified Thursday in an […]
June 13, 2011
Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider State Commission Schools Decision
The Georgia Supreme Court has served the future of former state commission charter schools back over the net and back into the Legislature’s court. This morning the Court announced that […]
February 16, 2007
Commentary: Advancing Student Achievement in Georgia
By Casey Cagle Only when we design education around the individual needs of children will we achieve excellence. I have visited several schools throughout the state this session to share […]
June 17, 2005
Charter School Expands Success Beyond College Prep
By Russ Moore When Newsweek trumpeted “America’s Best High Schools” in May, it was disappointing to learn the magazine’s best of the best were selected based on a formula that […]
January 15, 2002
Central Education Center: A Model for the Future
By Dr. Holly A. Robinson Imagine a high school where students learn real-world work skills – and are prepared for real jobs in real, local businesses. Imagine a school where […]