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March 26, 2023 • Commentary

Expanding parental accountability in education

By Kyle Wingfield

Transparency provides parents with testing data from a school. Accountability provides parents with new choices.

March 22, 2023 • Commentary

Will Georgia join the growing number of states expanding education options?

By Kyle Wingfield

Other states such as West Virginia, Arizona, Iowa, Utah and Arkansas have approved universal choice bills. More states are prepped for expansion.

March 7, 2023 • Blog

What’s still alive after Crossover Day?

By Kyle Wingfield

Each bill had to pass out of its legislative chamber of origin by Monday or it is dead for the year.

March 6, 2023 • Commentary

The focus should be on what children need

By Kyle Wingfield

Despite what Senate Bill 233 opponents claim, the money for an education scholarship account program is not taken away from public schools.

March 1, 2023 • Blog

School choice programs would provide fiscal savings for public school districts

By Kyle Wingfield

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has updated our estimates of the fiscal savings for public school districts associated with school choice programs.

March 1, 2023 • Commentary

More education options good for Georgia students, families

By Kyle Wingfield

Pending legislation would establish education scholarship accounts for Georgia students.

February 1, 2023 • Commentary

Tax credit scholarship expansion introduced

By Kyle Wingfield

School choice continues to grow across the country with Iowa and Utah adopting universal programs in the past week.

January 26, 2023 • Blog

National School Choice Week showcases the various options in Georgia

By Chris Butler

Georgia Cyber Academy, serving about 9,000 students, is one of the many educational options available in the state.

January 26, 2023 • Commentary

School choice would benefit rural students in Georgia

By Jason BedrickMatt Ladner, PhD

Education choice policies expand educational opportunity for rural families while spurring rural district schools to improve their performance.

January 24, 2023 • Blog

Post pandemic, new schooling options flourish

By Dr. Eric Wearne

What started as a temporary necessity during the pandemic has turned into a new, permanent form of schooling for many in Georgia.

January 23, 2023 • Blog

Universal school choice would benefit all

By J. Thomas Perdue

Universal school choice would benefit not just Georgia students, but the state as a whole.

January 18, 2023 • Blog

The state of school choice in Georgia

By J. Thomas Perdue

Georgia will join several other states in recognizing National School Choice Week next week.

January 11, 2023 • Commentary

Who will emerge as Georgia’s school choice champion?

By Kyle Wingfield

Educational freedom has been on quite a roll in recent years. Just not in Georgia.

December 6, 2022 • Blog

6 ways to empower students, parents, and teachers in Georgia

By J. Thomas Perdue

Georgia’s education system should be geared toward student achievement and the best education for each student’s diverse needs.

November 14, 2022 • Commentary

Pandemic Learning Loss: What’s the Plan?

By Dr. Benjamin Scafidi

Public school students experienced a large degree of learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. How will we combat learning loss here in Georgia?

November 2, 2022 • Commentary

National Assessment Reveals Education Disparities in Georgia

By Kyle Wingfield

Georgia is faring better than some other states, but student achievement still lags and gaps persists post-COVID.

October 25, 2022 • Blog

Student Test Score Assessments, Post COVID-19, Reveal Major Shortcoming for Georgia

By Chris Butler

Featuring Chris ButlerDr. Benjamin Scafidi

"The Nation's Report Card" shows more evidence of COVID's devastating impact on Georgia students.

October 20, 2022 • Commentary

Facts-Based Principles and Practical Recommendations: Guide to the Issues 2022

By J. Thomas Perdue

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is excited to announce the release of the latest edition of Guide to the Issues!

September 22, 2022 • Blog

Biden’s Academic Market in Full Effect

By Kyle Wingfield

Should all degrees be treated equally when it comes to forgiving debt?

September 6, 2022 • Commentary

Learn How Much Your Georgia Degrees Pay

By Dr. Benjamin ScafidiDr. Greg PhelanDr. John Thompson

On Georgia Degrees Pay, students and their parents can find information about each major offered at each public university in Georgia.

August 24, 2022 • Blog

Reforming the QBE Formula is Difficult but Necessary

By Kyle Wingfield

If ever there was a time to focus on outcomes rather than inputs when it comes to public education, that time is now.

August 12, 2022 • Commentary

What It Will Take to Finally Get K-12 Finance Reform in Georgia

By Christian Barnard

State policymakers should get the most bang for their buck by modernizing school funding to better serve kids and improving taxpayer accountability.

August 5, 2022 • Commentary

Changes Coming to Georgia Charter Schools

By J. Thomas Perdue

Charter schools are naturally innovative and necessarily competitive, a stark contrast to the stagnation that characterizes failing districts.

July 28, 2022 • Blog

Pandemic Learning Loss is Real. Now What?

By Kyle Wingfield

If alarm bells aren’t ringing in your head by now, something is wrong.

July 26, 2022 • Blog

Arizona Leads the Charge on School Choice Policy

By J. Thomas Perdue

As Georgia lawmakers continue to debate the merits and details of school choice, we are in danger of getting left behind.

July 25, 2022 • Blog

Cobb County Fire Marshal’s Edict Against Hybrid Schools Might Violate Georgia Law

By Chris Butler

Cobb County is asking these home schoolers to acquire a new Certificate of Occupancy. Home schoolers say they're exempted by the Learning Pods Protection Act.

June 23, 2022 • Commentary

What the Carson Ruling Means for Education Freedom

By Kyle Wingfield

Once a state does the right thing and establishes school choice, one thing that is forbidden is discrimination.

June 23, 2022 • Blog

Holding Schools Accountable or Grading On a Curve?

By Kyle Wingfield

This is a crucial moment for students. Either we face up to the hard realities of what pandemic policies cost, or we just grade on a curve.

May 20, 2022 • Commentary

This Year’s Georgia Milestones May Measure Learning Speed Bump

By Michael O’Sullivan

Should Georgia follow the emerging national pattern of learning loss caused by the pandemic, the results from these exams will paint an ugly picture.

May 12, 2022 • Blog

How to Reduce Student Borrowing

By Kyle Wingfield

The best way to reduce student borrowing may be to stop telling students they won’t have to pay back their loans.