The goal of our Education Initiative is to research, support and advocate education reform focused on student achievement, high standards, accountability, choice and teacher quality.
The Foundation has been on the cutting edge of education reform for more than a decade, having the independence to propose innovative and sometimes controversial ideas that have now become mainstream:
The nationally-acclaimed Report Card for Parents was one of the first state report cards in the nation in 1996 - now there are more than 100. It is also credited with spurring many other reforms.
Through our early and ongoing policy research, we have been a catalyst for charter school development and improvements in the charter school law.
Our annual No Excuses awards that honor high achieving, high poverty schools underscores the now common theme that all children can learn.
Our research and expertise have enabled us to be in the forefront of the development of the Georgia Performance Standards, education finance reform and teacher quality initiatives.
