"Grading the States 2005: Results of the Government Performance Project"
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

The Georgia Consortium for Personal Financial Literacy is hosting a presentation by Dr. Katherine Willoughby on her paper, "Grading the States 2005: Results of the Government Performance Project."

Join the Consortium and AYSPS on Thursday, March 31, 2005, at 7:30 a.m. for this timely and informative meeting as Dr. Willoughby sheds light on the newly released findings of this important project. States were graded on their management capacity in the following areas: Money, People, Infrastructure and Information.

Dr. Katherine Willoughby and AYSPS graduate students, along with journalists from Governing Magazine, graded states in the U.S. on their money management for this project. Grades were based on the following criteria: long-term outlook, budget process, structural balance, contracting/purchasing, and financial controls/reporting. To review the results from the 2005 research, go to http://results.gpponline.org.

The Government Performance Project (GPP) provides comprehensive and independent information about state management performance. The mission of the GPP is to give state governments information they can use to improve management and achieve their goals; the GPP is sponsored by a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Coffee will be served at 7:30 a.m.
Program will run from 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Please RSVP to Nancy Schwartzmiller by March 29th at fnjm@msn.com or phone (404) 240-0790.

A map to the school is located here. The Andrew Young School is marked as Building Number 24 and is located near Five Points at the corner of Peachtree and Marietta Street. The MARTA Five Points Station is around the corner.