Topic: QBE Insurance
November 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 14, 2025
This week features a review of how effective the current QBE formula is at accounting for unequal funding across school districts in Georgia.
November 13, 2025
Four Decades of QBE: How Georgia’s Funding Formula Addresses Poverty
QBE, as currently designed, contributes to keeping some areas continually in poverty.
September 5, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 5, 2025
Georgians are facing a hard truth about housing: When government ties up supply, prices soar.
August 29, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 29, 2025
Labor Day is a time to celebrate the American worker. But it’s also a time to ask ourselves: What state is doing the best job of putting workers first?
August 22, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 22, 2025
How do Georgia's taxes stack up against the rest of the country? We dive in.
August 14, 2025
Four Decades of QBE: Georgia’s Education Funding Formula and Its Challenges
For nearly four decades, funding for Georgia public education has been provided by a program known as Quality Basic Education, and commonly referred to as QBE.
August 7, 2025 • Commentary
The Georgia Promise Scholarship is changing lives this year
In its inaugural year, the Georgia Promise Scholarship has lived up to its name—offering real promise to thousands of families across the state.
January 9, 2025 • Commentary
Preparing for the 2025 Georgia legislative session
The new year brings a new legislative session and a new crop of issues to be debated in the General Assembly over the next three months.
January 8, 2025 • Commentary
Legislature has a number of education issues to tackle in 2025
From open enrollment changes to funding formula rewrite, there are a number of education issues lawmakers can address in 2025.
December 6, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 6, 2024
Georgia’s regulatory code has grown steadily since the Secretary of State’s office began tracking rules and regulations in 1965.
October 14, 2024 • Blog
6 ways to expand eduction opportunities in Georgia
Georgia’s education system should be geared toward student achievement and the best education for each student’s diverse needs.
September 19, 2024
A Review of K-12 Transportation in Georgia
There is a disparity among Georgia schools when it comes to transporting students to and from their homes. Are better options available?
March 21, 2024 • Blog
General Assembly sends Promise Scholarship Act to Governor
A bill expanding school choice options is headed to Gov. Kemp's desk for his signature.
January 31, 2024 • Commentary
Giving students options is already working in Georgia. But the need is greater.
Education freedom options should be expanded with a significant raise in the tax-credit cap, and it should be complemented by Promise Scholarships.
December 6, 2022 • Blog
6 ways to empower students, parents, and teachers in Georgia
Georgia’s education system should be geared toward student achievement and the best education for each student’s diverse needs.
August 24, 2022 • Blog
Reforming the QBE Formula is Difficult but Necessary
If ever there was a time to focus on outcomes rather than inputs when it comes to public education, that time is now.
August 12, 2022 • Commentary
What It Will Take to Finally Get K-12 Finance Reform in Georgia
State policymakers should get the most bang for their buck by modernizing school funding to better serve kids and improving taxpayer accountability.
April 1, 2022 • Commentary
The Myth of Underfunding
Opponents of Promise Scholarships and similar programs perpetuate the myth that they are a tool to defund public school education.
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
March 7, 2019
AJC.com Publishes Op-ed on ESAs by Foundation’s Kyle Wingfield
Maureen Downey’s “Get Schooled” blog on AJC.com published, “Opinion: New study suggests vouchers may help Georgia public schools,” an op-ed by Kyle Wingfield, president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, on […]
April 6, 2018 • Commentary
Winners and Losers in Georgia’s 2017-18 Session
In summary, legislation moved on transportation, taxes, education and criminal justice reform. It sputtered on health care. And, as expected, some feel-good but unnecessary bills got through. Undoubtedly, the biggest […]
March 30, 2018
Friday Facts: March 30, 2018
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. ICYMI: A news release last week announced that Kyle Wingfield, opinion columnist at The Atlanta […]
February 24, 2017
Friday Facts: February 24, 2017
It’s Friday! Events **Late-breaking Friday Fact!!! March 23: Mark your calendar! The Foundation’s March Leadership Breakfast will be keynoted by former U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia, who served six […]
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 […]
August 13, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Education
Principles: Curriculum standards should be rigorous, clear and measurable. All students should be held to high standards and high expectations. Teacher recruitment, education, training and compensation should be focused on […]
February 6, 2016
2016 Recommendations from the Criminal Justice Reform Council
The Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform has released its 2016 Report, which provides a summary of progress to date and a list of recommendations. Below are excerpts from the […]
January 21, 2016
The 2016 State of the State Address
Gov. Nathan Deal delivered the annual State of the State address and introduced his 2017 budget recommendations last week. Here are some of the recommendations and comments: More support for high-demand skills training: […]
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 […]
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