January 3, 2023 • Blog
Brazen acts of government waste, fraud, and abuse reported throughout Georgia
Recent stories about waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer money throughout Georgia.
Topic: United States Department of Education
December 2, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 2, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Atlanta is No. 1 again, but not for a desirable reason. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that no other large American city has higher income inequality than […]
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?
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.
October 8, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 8, 2021
A public service that made its debut in 1996 thanks to the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was the innovative Report Card on Georgia’s public schools, highligh
August 20, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 20, 2021
One of the founding principles of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation is to limit the role of government in the lives of Georgians.
April 20, 2021 • Blog
Education Information: Useful Data or Data Overload?
Mountains of education data can be useful, but it can also be used to obscure important facts.
April 9, 2021
Friday Facts: April 09, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Education options for Georgia’s children have been a primary focus of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation since its early days, as seen in this article from […]
March 26, 2021
Friday Facts: March 26, 2021
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Visit georgiapolicy.org to read the Foundation’s latest commentary, “Don’t Let Strings on Covid Cash Make Georgia Feds’ Puppet,” by Kyle Wingfield. Memory Lane: The Georgia Public […]
January 29, 2021
Friday Facts: January 29, 2021
It’s Friday! Today’s Friday Facts has an education focus, to mark the 11th annual celebration of National School Choice Week, which kicked off January 24. Memory Lane: Education options for […]
December 2, 2020 • Blog
The Classroom is a Marketplace, too.
The recent news that fall enrollment in Georgia’s public schools was down more than 2% this year was a reminder that markets exist everywhere, even where you least expect them. […]
October 14, 2020 • Blog
To the Georgia State Schools Superintendent, from a Georgia Public Schools Graduate
Last month, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made clear she wouldn’t waive federal testing requirements as you’d requested
September 25, 2020 • Commentary
Parents, the Pandemic and School Choice
It’s frustrating how little “public” is in Georgia public schools these days.
September 11, 2020 • Commentary
Tests are Crucial to Measure Students’ Learning
Last week, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos put the kibosh on pleas to stop meaningful assessments of student learning before the school year had even begun
July 17, 2020
Friday Facts: July 17, 2020
It’s Friday! Did you miss the opening keynote speaker at the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum? U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was the opening keynote speaker Wednesday for the 2020 […]
April 3, 2020
Friday Facts: April 3, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the third Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia, and the innovative approaches to reduce its impact. (View the […]
March 27, 2020 • Commentary
Near-term Responses to Ease COVID-19 Impact in Georgia
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, the state’s first free-market think tank, celebrated its 29th anniversary with a grand celebration January 28 at the Fox T
March 24, 2020
Near-Term Proposals as Georgia Tackles COVID-19
We have compiled a list of policy ideas that could be implemented immediately by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his administration to alleviate hardships now.
October 25, 2019 • Commentary
A Home Run for School Choice from ‘Miss Virginia’
Imagine sitting in a Congressional hearing room listening to testimony from one of your opponents, a public high school principal. He tells the collected members of the House of Representatives […]
October 4, 2019
Friday Facts: October 4, 2019
Just 18% of U.S. households have enough liquid assets to cover the cost of a new car, The Wall Street Journal reports. It’s Friday! Events November 15: The agenda […]
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 […]
July 12, 2019
Friday Facts: July 12, 2019
It’s Friday! Events August 27: “Election Integrity: Facts, Fraud and Fiction,” is the Foundation’s August noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club. The speaker is Hans von Spakovsky of […]
April 5, 2019
Friday Facts: April 5, 2019
It’s Friday! Events April 10: “Education Choice: A Case Study in Policy and Politics,” a Foundation Happy Hour Policy Discussion in Athens at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in […]
July 27, 2018
Friday Facts: July 27, 2018
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Events August 23: Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation on Thursday, August 23, at the […]
April 13, 2018
Friday Facts: April 13, 2018
It’s Friday! The registration deadline is Tuesday (April 17) for “End of Discussion,” the Foundation’s April 19 noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Buckhead Club in Atlanta. This book forum […]
April 5, 2018
Friday Facts: April 5, 2019
It’s Friday! Events April 10: “Education Choice: A Case Study in Policy and Politics,” a Foundation Happy Hour Policy Discussion in Athens at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in […]
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 […]
July 28, 2017
Friday Facts: July 28, 2017
It’s Friday! The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s offices will be closed today as we attend the memorial service for Marcia Bryan Wade, wife of Foundation Board Chairman Rogers Wade. The […]
June 7, 2017
Coalition Letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is a co-signer on a letter from a coalition of organizations, led by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, that was sent to Education Secretary Betsy […]
January 27, 2017
Friday Facts: January 27, 2017
It’s Friday! Events This week is National School Choice Week, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast on Thursday was among a record-breaking 21,392 taking place across all 50 […]
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