June 14, 2013 It’s Friday! Today is Flag Day. Do you know the proper way to handle the American Flag? Find out here: hwww.usa-flag-site.org/etiquette.shtml. Quotes of Note “The Federal government […]
By Matthew Click Today, states across the country face the daunting challenge of providing reliable transportation alternatives in their metropolitan areas. Urban congestion results in wasted fuel and time for […]
Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The federal government will run the health insurance exchange, or marketplace, in Georgia and many other states. The goal is […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT May 22, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 Foundation Marks Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day July 11 In Athens with National School Choice Expert Jay […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT May 20, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Turnaround Expert Sajan George Keynotes May 23 Leadership Breakfast Atlanta – George Washington Carver said, […]
Changing the agency leadership or political party in power does not change the self-preservation culture of public employees in government agencies. By Benita M. Dodd This Foundation’s weekly commentaries […]
Imagine this scenario: An automaker prepares to launch a new car amid much fanfare. The car launches to modest immediate success and then it flops. This is a real story. […]
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Hospital care spending: Georgia is second only to Utah in a ranking of the states with the lowest hospital care […]
March 22, 2013 It’s Friday! Events Last chance to register: Hundreds of supporters have reserved their seats at the Foundation’s Annual Dinner on Wednesday, March 27, beginning at 6:30 p.m. […]
Here is something Georgia lawmakers might want to think about: Why was the employment growth rate for Georgia public school administrators and non-teaching staff nearly double the percentage growth rate […]
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) released its 2012 Urban Mobility Report this month. The major finding is that after remaining static since 2005, congestion is growing, thanks to an improving […]
January 18, 2013 It’s Friday! Events January 24, 2013: The deadline is Tuesday to register for the Foundation’s first Leadership Breakfast of 2013, “Moving Georgia Ahead: What’s Coming Down the […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” – Harriet Tubman “We have no […]
Pop Quiz: Is there ever anything good about receiving a D+ grade? This week the public education watchdog StudentsFirst ranked Georgia 15th nationally in a report that analyzed existing state […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “When you can’t afford what you’ve already got, why would you try to buy into more?” – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, explaining why Georgia will […]
After spending a week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the Common Core state standards once […]
Who among us would send our child to a public school in the District of Columbia, chosen at random? This question may be uncomfortable, but it is one that could […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “[T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer … [taking] away from before […]
Three kids go to school. One way under achieves, one achieves okay but nothing spectacular and the third kid achieves off the chart, leaving the other two way behind. So […]
Research on 3D printing of organs; a new flu vaccine; the cost of cancer care; the cost of Medicaid and more. Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The […]
U.S. public school systems including Georgia are growing their teacher and all other personnel staffs at a much greater rate than their growth in students served. There also is no […]
Need medical care? Do you know how and where to find data on hospital quality and hospital-related fatalities? Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd ObamaCare by any […]
It’s Friday! Events October 16: The deadline is Friday, October 12, to register for “A Portrait of The Iron Lady,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum keynoted by […]
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Medically induced silence: In an article in Forbes magazine discussing President Obama’s silence on his landmark legislation during the Democratic National Convention, […]
Using “Plan T,” Atlanta has an opportunity to replace its reputation as one of the “most congested cities” and become as the “go to” place for business. By Michael Dziak […]
The Washington Post reports that charter schools in the nation’s capital are being treated poorly despite their popularity and track recored of student achievement: While the District pours billions into rebuilding a city […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in an officially enforced inequality – an authoritarian determination […]
By Ron Bachman Only political junkies really care about the difference between taxes and penalties in the recently validated Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also known as ObamaCare. All […]
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