By
Tallying the Cost of the Student Debt Narrative
College students in Georgia got good news this past week, as the Board of Regents froze tuition and fees at the state’s public colleges and universities for the second year […]
Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Jay Neely and Jeb Stewart to the Board of Trustees, bringing the total number of board […]
It’s Friday! This is Week 12 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
The U.S. House passed another massive spending bill on May 15 in response to COVID-19. In the unlikely event the Senate and President Trump approve it, that mea
It isn’t just the social-media memes about toilet paper that are bright spots amid the finger-pointing and politicizing over the COVID-19 pandemic and the ever-
It’s Friday! Events Today’s the day: The Foundation is hosting the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. We hope to see you there! January 28, 2020: […]
It’s Friday! Events November 15: The agenda is online for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which features nearly two dozen policy experts and leaders on issues affecting Georgia: education, […]
It’s Friday! Events May 23: The deadline is Tuesday, May 21, to register for “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with […]
They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The implication is that the first step won’t be the last. That’s the right way to think […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “No Wall of words, no mound of parchment can be so formed as to stand against the sweeping torrent of boundless ambition on the one […]
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Events February 20: The deadline is today to register for “Pension Solvency and Public Education: […]
College fees have become a shell game that allows colleges to shift academic costs to fees. Clarity is needed as the cost to families continues to rise. By Lee Brewer […]
Georgia Public Policy Foundation News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 2018 Contact Benita Dodd () 404-256-4050 Rogers Wade Named to Georgia Trend’s 2018 Most Influential Hall of […]
By Benita M. Dodd March 12-18 is Sunshine Week. Launched in 2005, the initiative promotes open government and pushes back against “excessive official secrecy.” Sunshine Week is promoted by the […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of Thursday, June 30, 2016 quoted Georgia Public Policy Foundation President Kelly McCutchen extensively in a front-page article on Georgia’s state budget and spending. The article is […]
Hope and promise that can inspire students from low-income families out of poverty and into better outcomes. By Benita M. Dodd Education activists watched in dismay as education reform proposals […]
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: […]
Graduating students with the ability to be productive citizens in the real world. By Russ Moore While you were distracted by this year’s transportation funding or Opportunity School District debates […]
Hosted by the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation Date: Friday, October 11th, 2013 Location: Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel; 2450 Galleria Parkway; Atlanta, GA 30339 […]
May 31, 2013 It’s Friday! Tuesday is the registration deadline for the Foundation’s June 6 Leadership Breakfast, “Customize The Class,” 8 a.m. at Cobb County’s Georgian Club. Michael B. Horn, […]
The factory model, cookie-cutter approach to learning is fast becoming history in Georgia. By Benita M. Dodd It’s big. In fact, “massive” is a more apt description of the change […]
By Mike Klein A new national higher education report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says universities and technical colleges nationwide fail to provide the basic information students need to […]
By Mike Klein The Little White House in Warm Springs is a place where time stands still. This was the Georgia home visited by Franklin Delano Roosevelt before and during […]
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 […]
(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 […]
By Benita M. Dodd For any Georgians still wondering about the need to see what government is up to with their tax dollars, it’s highlighted by the most recent example: […]
By Benita M. Dodd Internet-savvy bank customers in Georgia can go online and check and balance their accounts from the comfort of their home, even at 2 in the morning. […]
Showing 31–58 of 58 posts
Friday Facts
Get updates in your inbox every Friday from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
