Topic: University system

February 5, 2014

Nine Reasons to Question Medicaid Expansion

The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) expanded Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). The […]

January 27, 2014

Analyzing Education Spending

Education funding has taken center stage in Georgia political discussions. What do the numbers show? Education funding has taken center stage in Georgia political discussions. What do the numbers show? […]

August 14, 2013

Teaching the Teachers How to Teach with Technology

Georgia school doors re-opened this month which means the serious business of Friday night football looms near. On the academic side, the battle to achieve something greater than statewide learning […]

March 22, 2013

Extend Tax Credit to Angel Investors,
Give Wings to Georgia’s Economy

By Mike Eckert One of Georgia’s biggest challenges today is job creation. As simple as it may sound, it needs amplifying. When people work, the economy grows and so does […]

October 9, 2012

When Economy Cracked, Many Georgians Cracked the Books

By Mike Klein Two young women in my family attend two-year colleges. The match is perfect. One works four days per week at a veterinary hospital and takes classes two […]

June 12, 2012

At a Crossroads, Kaiser Permanente Georgia Changed Course

By Mike Klein Kaiser Permanente in Georgia found itself at a crossroads four years ago. The popular health services and insurance provider was being phased out as a state government […]

June 1, 2012

Friday Facts: June 1, 2012

It’s Friday! – June 27 Policy Briefing Luncheon: Register now for “The Road to Freedom,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at Cobb County’s Georgian Club with Arthur Brooks,president of the American […]

March 14, 2012

Health Care: A Road Map to Innovation

By Ross Mason The United States spent $2.4 trillion on health care in 2011. If that represented a country, it would be the world’s sixth-largest economy. Health care accounted for […]

January 30, 2012

Georgia Students Should ‘Move On When Ready’

(Dean Alford’s commentary is adapted from a panel presentation at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s January 25 Leadership Breakfast titled, “Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Education in Georgia.” Alford’s […]

January 11, 2012

Governor Deal Proposes $700 Million Bonds Package

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 […]

July 12, 2011

Bowers: APS High School Graduation Rates “May Have Some Fallibility”

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 […]

April 9, 2010

New Center Brings a Dose of Budget Reality to Georgia

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 19, 2010

Budget Task Force Recommends Slate of State Efficiencies

By Mike Klein Fewer state government employees, lower salaries, reduced benefit packages and a possible sales tax increase on “selected services” are among about four dozen proposals that a state […]

December 18, 2009

How Georgia Can Fuel Job Creation with Early-Stage Capital

By Mike Eckert Georgia is blessed with all of the elements to become a leader in 21st-century job creation and economic development. Schools in its University System and other colleges […]

January 17, 2003

We Need Axes, Not Taxes

By Kelly McCutchen Governor Sonny Perdue gave his first Budget Address this week. It is a speech that no governor likes to give, and one he certainly hopes not to […]