NEWS & OPINIONS
AEI’s Ian Rowe brings his experience & knowledge to the Breakthrough event
Mr. Rowe has emerged as a dynamic voice on education, upward economic mobility, family formation, the Success Sequence, and adoption.
Local schools and nonprofit, Every Woman Works, lend their voice at Breakthrough
Today, more than ever, there are shattered relationships across our culture — at home, at work, and at school. But even as the problems exist in our communities, we firmly believe that our communities also offer the solutions.
Don’t miss this line-up of speakers at our family Breakthrough event
Our upcoming event focused on family and relational health features a line-up of speakers you’ll definitely want to come out to hear. The event will be Thursday, August 25, from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta in Duluth, Georgia.
Education Promise Scholarships Should be a Winning Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed moment for expanding educational options for Georgia students. For many parents and families, the pandemic was the crisis point that showed them, in stark reality…
What the June inflation numbers mean for the poor
The inflationary environment in the U.S. and around the world continues to go from bad to worse. On July 13, the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics announced that in June the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.3%, not seasonally adjusted.
Meet Eric Watson of Express Employment Professionals
Eric Watson and his wife started Express Employment Professionals almost two decades ago. They focus primarily on long-term contract staffing in manufacturing, warehousing logistics, office administration, and professional placement.
Don’t miss our upcoming family Breakthrough event
Helping people have healthy relationships will result in nothing less than full community transformation. That’s the theme of an upcoming Breakthrough event focused on family and relational health sponsored by the Georgia Center for Opportunity.
Fixing things at the local level without government
Inflation, recession , and stagflation are on the minds of most people. A recent Wall Street Journal-NORC poll showed that most people think the economy is in trouble. More than 4 in 5 people, 83% of respondents, said the nation's economy is "poor or not so...
Roadblocks to work make the world a sticky place
Key Points The hindrances to people finding work goes far beyond an unwillingness or inability to work. Those looking for work face many barriers that range from circumstantial to systemic and even policy roadblocks. It is important that we understand the roadblocks...
It’s Graduation Day!
Key Points First graduating class of Jobs for Life and BETTER WORK Columbus partnership Jobs for Life and BETTER WORK are joining forces to get help lift people out of poverty On July 7th the first group 11 men and women graduated from the Better Work Jobs for Life...
What freedom and liberty mean through the eyes of the poor
We just celebrated Independence Day in the United States., a time to reflect on the blessings of freedom and liberty that we enjoy as citizens of this great nation. It is also time to look through the eyes of our neighbors to ensure they have access to opportunities.
Why one woman turned down a $70K job due to the benefits cliffs
Key Points Frankie made an unexpected choice when she turned down a $70,000 a year job opportunity while living in hotel housing. Oftentimes people on safety net services make rational choices to stay on these services because the system would punish them before they...
MEDIA MENTIONS
Josh Crawford Talks What’s Behind The Crime Rise, Airhorn For Crime, Moment of Biden and more by Leland Conway
Tune in to the latest episode of the Lealand Conway Podcast as we dive deep into a crucial and timely discussion about the rise in crime sweeping across the nation. Joining Leland is none other than Josh Crawford, Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives, a renowned...
How programs to help the poor can harm upward mobility – Sutherland Institute
Imagine you’re offered a raise that, if accepted, would actually make your family worse off. This is the experience of some families in poverty when they hit something called the benefits cliff. This “cliff effect” is triggered when a family’s increase in earned...
Homicides Are on the Decline—Except Where Progressives Reign Supreme | Opinion
The Council on Criminal Justice has released their mid-year crime report for 2023. It shows two major things: Homicides appear to be declining nationally, but the trends in individual cities are vastly different. In the first six months of 2023, homicides were down 9...
Alstott ’25 | Georgia Center for Opportunity
This summer, I had a tremendous opportunity to intern for Georgia Center for Opportunity. Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) is an independent, non-partisan policy research and solution delivery organization. GCO researches and develops solutions that address...
Opinion: Georgia needs to widen schooling choices in 2024
By Buzz Brockway The year is only half over, but 2023 has already been a banner year for the expansion of educational opportunity for students in other states across America. Georgia was so close to being one of them, but we fell short. More on that later. Seven...
Josh Crawford is a guest on “Business, Politics and Lifestyles” with Gary Goldman
Josh Crawford joins Gary Goldman on WCRN's "Business, Politics and Lifestyles." Josh talks with Gary about the increase in crime rates, the need for more law enforcement, and the common sense approach to reducing crime in cities across America. Listen to...
Josh Crawford, Conservative Criminal Policy Solutions | The Steve Gruber Show
Josh Crawford is a policy leader for Public Safety Solutions for America and the Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives with the Georgia Center for Opportunity where he leads their public safety and re-entry work. Listen to the podcast here
Legislation to improve the expungement process in Kentucky heard in committee
The Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary heard testimony Thursday on legislation that would help automate the expungement process for eligible Kentuckians as they have reentered society. During the testimony, Representative Kim Moser said that this legislation would...
