August 28, 2012
What is the financial impact of the proposed constitutional amendment? Questions and Answers about Charter Schools and the Proposed Constitutional Amendment What is the financial impact of the proposed constitutional […]
August 16, 2012
By Mike Klein When he recorded a Georgia Public Broadcasting studio audience program this week Governor Nathan Deal needed just two sentences to precisely capsulize why nearly everything that we […]
August 16, 2012
The only way to know with confidence whether charters cause better outcomes is to look at randomized control trials (RCTs) in which students are assigned by lottery to attending a […]
June 18, 2012
By Eric Wearne Recently I spoke at Georgia State University’s NET-Q Summer Institute, which focused on several aspects of the Common Core State Standards. During the various breakout sessions, my co-panelists and […]
May 11, 2012
By Jay P. Greene According to the Global Report Card, more than a third of the 30 school districts with the highest math achievement in the United States are actually charter schools. […]
May 10, 2012
By Mike Klein Fulton Science Academy’s middle school will try to remain open this fall in Alpharetta even after the state board of education denied its state charter application on […]
May 9, 2012
By Eric Wearne Recently Governor Nathan Deal announced a task force to “recommend ways to improve student achievement through the creation of robust digital learning environments, which may include the […]
April 10, 2012
By Mike Klein Georgia’s high school graduation rate could improve next year because the state will report the number of students who complete graduation requirements within five years instead of […]
March 30, 2012
By Mike Klein The final breath has been drawn by this year’s Georgia General Assembly. Here is what lawmakers did on seven issues that are closely tracked by the Georgia […]
March 19, 2012
By Sherena Arrington Joseph Califano, secretary of health, education and welfare in the Carter administration declared that “in its most extreme form, national control of curriculum is a form of […]
February 16, 2012
Legislators, prosecutors, judges and other stakeholders recognize that Georgia’s fiscal situation requires renewed policy strategies to ensure that the state’s limited corrections dollars are spent properly. PDF version of Issue […]
January 30, 2012
Last week’s State Capitol hearing about whether voters should be allowed to decide school choice in Georgia had nearly concluded when this final question was posed: In the event that […]
January 24, 2012
Congratulations! Georgia Virtual School science department chair Asherrie Yisrael has been selected as a finalist for National Online Teacher of the Year. The award has two sponsor organizations: the Southern […]
January 11, 2012
Georgia Public Broadcasting was named in Governor Nathan Deal’s 2013 proposed budget as one of 35 programs that will participate in zero-based budgeting reviews. GPB is the only state authority […]
January 11, 2012
Governor Nathan Deal’s Fiscal 2013 proposed budget includes $700 million in new bonded projects with $235 million for the University System, $177 million for the state Board of Education and […]
October 10, 2011
MACON – Hundreds of charter public school advocates who traveled here last week heard Apple founder Steve Jobs remembered, discussion about a proposed national legal defense fund to help protect […]
September 23, 2011
It’s Friday! – Space is limited! Don’t miss the second annual Georgia Legislative Policy Briefing on Friday, Sept. 30, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Register now for the daylong event, […]
August 1, 2011
Two new state charter special schools will open this month and there is a good chance their names sound familiar – Ivy Preparatory Academy at DeKalb (for girls) and Ivy […]
July 22, 2011
Georgia is shopping for ideas. In particular, ideas that will shape a competitive state, one that is fundamentally attractive to investors, corporations considering relocation and industries that might want to […]
July 21, 2011
State schools superintendent John Barge believes chances are “slim” that Georgia will meet the federal government’s No Child Left Behind 100 percent proficiency requirement in three years. The first-year superintendent […]
July 20, 2011
Thursday will be a headline maker when the state releases 2011 graduation rate data and AYP – the Adequate Yearly Progress reports that are tied to the No Child Left […]
July 14, 2011
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 […]
July 12, 2011
When the Atlanta Public Schools test cheating scandal investigation was released last week one section implied some business community sectors were more interested in protecting the city’s brand than in […]
June 5, 2011
Get ready. Get set. Go back to (your favorite charter) school. Now that they’ve been thrown a parachute, what’s next for a handful of former state commission charter schools and […]
January 20, 2011
Commentary By Benita M. Dodd National School Choice Week is Jan. 23-29. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and was a pioneer in the […]
November 19, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “The several states composing the United States of America are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government; but by a compact […]
November 19, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “[Legislators] like to control money and we like to control where children go [to school]. I think we need to break that mold. Whether it’s […]
April 9, 2010
By Benita M. Dodd Years of research by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation have yielded a sad truth: If free market academics are few and far between in Georgia, free […]
March 8, 2007
Published Thursday, March 08, 2007 By Eric Wearne (CNN) — Have you ever used what you learned in high school to get a job? Ask the graduates of Central Educational […]
April 4, 2003
By Benita M. Dodd and Kelly McCutchen The wailing and gnashing of teeth under the Gold Dome might easily persuade some Georgians that drastic measures are needed for lawmakers to […]
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