Media Hits 2004
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Gary Henry's research on Georgia's prekindergarten program was cited in "Tardy on early education," Boston Globe, December 26, 2004.

Karen Minyard was quoted and research cited in "States a mixed bag on Medicaid managed care," Atlanta Business Chronicle, December 17, 2004.

Alumnus Gary May (Ph.D. in Human Resource Development) was noted as speaker for Clayton State fall graduation, The Newnan Times, December 15, 2004.

Gary Henry was interviewed on radio for a local Seattle, Washington, ABC news affiliate, December 7, 2004.

Carolyn Bourdeaux was quoted in an article about development in Marietta, and the recent Research Atlanta report on tax allocation districts (TADS) was cited, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 2, 2004; Forsyth County News, December 1, 2004.

AYSPS research on philanthropy was featured in "Getting the most out of giving: A report on philanthropy in Atlanta, by Ralph McGill Jr., Business to Business, December 2004.

David Sjoquist's research was cited in "School plan could reduce tax burden," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 25, 2004.

David Sjoquist was quoted in "North Point anchors feud with Fulton on taxes," Atlanta Business Chronicle, November 19, 2005.

David Sjoquist's research was cited in "Help for Georgia's Schools," Atlanta Business Chronicle, November 19, 2005.

Bruce Seaman was quoted and his research cited in "3 teams pitch to play in area," The Greenville News (South Carolina), November 18, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in an article about Former Georgia School Superintendent Linda Schrenko, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 14, 2004.

Alumna Nikki Finlay (Ph.D. in Economics) was noted as joining the faculty for the School of Business at Clayton State, The Newnan Times, November 11, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in "School Choice Roundup: Georgia Program Shows all Students Benefit from Vouchers," the Friedman Report, School Reform News (Chicago, Illinois), November 2004.

M.S. in Urban Policy Studies Alumnus Rick Garnitz was featured as a candidate for the State Senate District 40 race in "One last look at Tuesday's slate," The Dunwoody Crier (Atlanta, Georgia), October 27, 2004.

William Waugh was quoted, saying "It's part of a widespread problem of government contracting out capabilities...Pretty soon governments can't do things because they've given up those capabilities to the private sector. And private corporations don't necessarily maintain those capabilities," in "A Disaster Waiting to Happen" and similarly worded titles, by Jon Elliston, published in Gambit Weekly, September 20, 2004; Creative Loafing (Atlanta), September 23, 2004; Tucson Weekly, September 24; Athens News (Athens, Ohio), September 24; Boulder Weekly, September 24; Fairfield County Weekly, October 1, 2004; Metroland, October 1, 2004; and Orlando Weekly, October 20, 2004.

Julie Hotchkiss' research on job growth was featured by Michael S. Derby in "FED WATCH: Needed US Job Growth Pace Lower Than Thought," Dow Jones & Company, Inc., October 25, 2004. Read the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta working paper "Employment Growth and Labor Force Participation: How Many Jobs Are Enough?"

Andrew Young's appearance at a Georgia State campus event "Get out and Vote," was reported, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 20, 2004.

The Regional Leadership Forum (RLF) was featured, and Roy Bahl was quoted, in "Three leaders lighted the way for region," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 11, 2004. Steve Rieck directs the RLF.

Emeritus economics faculty member, Donald Ratajczak, regularly features in his "Business Commentary" column, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: CEOs' profit estimates likely too optimistic, September 26, October 10, 2004.

Bill Waugh was quoted in "In Florida, reading, writing, and recovery," in response to hurricane recovery efforts, Christian Science Monitor, October 5, 2004.

Richard Stogner, MPA Alumn and executive assistant to DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Vernon Jones, was profiled in "DeKalb's go-to guy uneasy in spotlight, Widely respected Stogner speaks up in defense of boss," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 28, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in an editorial about SAT score reporting, "OUR OPINIONS: SAT cup runneth over with duplicity: Governor's trophy encourages schools to limit the pool of students taking test," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 26, 2004.

Steve Rieck is quoted in "Clayton pitches idea for old town," an article about the fate of Mountain View, a former Clayton County city that is now idle land, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 20, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in "Pre-k helps kids get set for school, but poor children lag, need extra boost," an article about school readiness and pre-kindergarten, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 15, 2004, and on NPR, September 15, 2004. Gary Henry's research was mentioned in "Rewards, Not Sanctions, Help Schools Succeed," Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, September 17, 2004.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in Ryan Lee's "Protest to emphasize gay spending power; Economic experts doubt impact of October 'Boycott for Equality,'" and a similarly titled article in Southern Voice, September 3, 2004, and Washington Blade, September 10, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in "POLITICAL INSIDER: GSU researchers see a payoff in vouchers," about research he has done with Craig Gordon on the effectiveness of school vouchers, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 9, 2004.

One of Mark Rider's joint papers on individual taxation was referred to in a Wall Street Journal commentary about taxing the wealthy, "Let's talk taxes," September 8, 2004.

Bruce Seaman's presentation at the Federation of Tax Administrators Tobacco Tax Annual Meeting in Newport, saying that "No state has ever lost the bet of additional revenue when they raised their cigarette excise tax," based on research he presented in May in State Tax Notes, "The Economics of Cigarette Taxation: Lessons for Georgia," was featured in "Tobacco tax hikes don't deter sales, economist says," Providence Business News (Providence, Rhode Island), September 6, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in "Blacks, Latinos improve SAT participation, scores," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 2, 2004.

Carol Hansen and Ph.D. Alumnus Constantine Kontoghiorglies' article published in the August 26, 2004 edition of Organization Development Journal, was featured in Black Enterprise, August 27, 2004.

Karen Minyard was quoted in an article on the increasing number of Georgians without health insurance, Associated Press, August 26, 2004. The story appeared in Macon Telegraph, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Tallahassee.com, Rockdale Citizen, The Oberserver (Moultrie, Georgia), The Cherokee Tribune (Canton, Ga.), and Access North Georgia.

Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Jeanie Thomas to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority board, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 24, 2004.

Carolyn Bourdeaux was quoted in "The cost of new jobs: Incentives for tire plant spark debate in Bartow," an article about the controversy surrounding incentives offered to Toyo Tire North America to build a new factory in Bartow County, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 23, 2004.

Rick Charles was quoted in "Aviation students hope to defy odds," an article about aviation students' reaction to the current airline industry woes, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 22, 2004. Several students and alums of the Georgia State program were also interviewed: alums Rachel Dawson and Jamaal Schoby, and undergraduate student Sarah Berry.

AYSPS research on segregation in schools (December 2002) was cited in "Pupils suffer in segregated schools," The Augusta Chronicle, August 16, 2004.

An AYSPS poll taken prior to the 1996 Olympics was cited in "Athens' anxiety; Olympics city's hopes its past will drew visitors in future," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 11, 2004.

Inas Rashad's research on obesity was featured in "Fat factors; Are working moms and cigarette tax hikes to blame for our obesity?" Charleston Gazette, August 9, 2004.

Bruce Seaman's research on the economics of sports was cited in "Talking up the Tournament," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisc.), August 9, 2004.

Tina Anderson Smith was quoted in the obituary for Claudia Lacson, a community health system developer at the Georgia Health Policy Center, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 4, 2004.

Julie Hotchkiss and economics student Ogla Pavlova's research was profiled in "Sept. 11 Attacks Didn't Diminish U.S. Work Ethic," Michael S. Derby's Dow Jones Newswires column, August 3, 2004.

Inas Rashad wrote "Obesity," The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), August 2, 2004.

Lakshmi Pandey appeared in letters to the editor in "Certified mail; Too many times we find the enterprise is being secured by someone's Dog' Snowball' or Bluedragon," Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine (Irving, Calif.), August, 2044.

Glenn M. Landers was quoted in "Panel studies needs of aging," North Fulton Neighbor, July 22, 2004.

Bill Waugh was quoted in "DHS: What's the real focus?" Distaster News Network, July 17, 2004.

Jim Alm was quoted in "Robots take the work out of mowing," Alpharetta Neighbor, July 14, 2004.

Paula Stephan was quoted in "Is There a Science Crisis? Maybe Not," Chronicle of Higher Education, July 9, 2004.

Paula Stephan's research was highlighted in "Encouraging young scientists, NAS workshop looks for ways to help early career investigators get first NIH grant," Chemical & Engineering News (Washington, D.C.), July 5, 2004.

Paul Ferraro's research was featured in "Limited talent not always self-evident," The Walton Tribune (Monroe, Georgia), June 27, 2004.

Ted Poister was quoted in "Michigan roads rank third worst in country," Detroit News, June 24, 2004.

Michael Rushton wrote the feature, "Funding the arts: What Atlanta can learn from Detroit," Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 18, 2004.

David Van Slyke's research on nonprofits was highlighted in "United Way re-examining list impact on Atlanta," Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 11, 2004.

William L. Waugh, Jr., was quoted in an article about MARTA security, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 1, 2004.

The AYSPS Aviation Program was mentioned "Sky/ Pilots of Tomorrow," Sky (a publication of Delta Air Lines), June 1, 2004.

William L. Waugh, Jr. was quoted in "Peril and Profit; Consultants such as Md's General Physics are cashing in," The Baltimore Sun, May 30, 2004.

Paula Stephan was quoted in "A Foot in Each Country," Science, May 28, 2004.

Katherine Willoughby was quoted in "City must pay back $21M on bonds for TERMINAL, six other Projects," The Macon Telegraph, May 26, 2004.

Alan Essig was quoted in a story about Georgia's per capita tax collections, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 21, 2004.

An Andrew Young School study co-authored by Ben Scafidi was referenced in an editorial (May 16) and a story (May 18) about the state of school integration 50 years after Brown v. Board. The study found that "white teachers are more likely to leave mostly black schools than mostly white schools." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 16 and 18, 2004.

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez was quoted in "Sure Things in Mexico: Death, Taxes and Evasion," Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2004.

An article about the success of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia mentions a 2000 study by Research Atlanta on arts support in 20 major American cities, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 16, 2004.

Karen Minyard was featured as a finalist in the Community Outreach category for this year's Health-Care Heroes, an annual event sponsored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta Business Chronicle, May 14-20, 2004.

A report from Research Atlanta was referred to in "Poll: 56% back arts tax," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 13, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in an article about a new addition to the HOPE scholarship program, awards for part-time private college students, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 12, 2004.

MPA Alumni Thomas Couch's new position as County Manager for Bulloch County was announced in "County announces manager finalist; Couch selected for experience," April 11, 2004 and in "Couch up for county office Friday; Manager slot vacated by Wood may be filled," Statesboro Herald, April 23, 2004.

Michael Rushton appeared as guest on Philadelphia's NPR station WHYY on April 22, 2004, from 11 a.m.-noon, to talk about arts funding in US cities and his Research Atlanta study on sustainable arts funding. This is in light of Philadelphia's plan to drastically cut arts funding.

Kelly Edmiston was quoted in "Study: Workers' comp costs are low," The Tennessean, April 16, 2004.

Glenn Landers' research was cited in the editorial, "Health care needs wiser use of funds," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 4, 2004.

Harvey Newman was extensively quoted in “New & proposed travel taxes dot election year,” Meeting News (New York), April 4, 2004.

A Health Policy Center study on health care was referred to in “Discrediting health insurance tax credits “Health care needs wiser use of funds,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 4, 2004.

US News placement was reported in "Georgia grad schools hold their own," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 2, 2004.

U.S. News "America's Best Graduate Schools 2005" Rankings for Public Affairs were released with the following results for the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies:

• The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (Georgia State University) moved up in the overall Public Affairs rankings to 26th out of 253 schools -- up from 31st in 2002.
  The School is also ranked in the following specialties:
• 5th in Public Finance & Budgeting
• 12th in City Management & Urban Policy
• 16th in Public Management Administration
• 21st in Public Policy Analysis

Ben Scafidi was quoted, and his research referred to in a letter to the Editor from the Executive Director of Class Size Matters in, City Limits, New York, April 2004.

Harvey Newman was quoted in "Henry embraces conventional view
Conference center idea a hot topic," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 29, 2004.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in “Jasper County Charges S.C.-Georgia,” Conspiracy Blocking Port Project”, The Business Report & Journal, March 29, 2004.

AYSPS Research on pre-K was referred to in "Competing plans," The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida), March 28, 2004.

Robert Moore was quoted in "Opinions differ as jobs leave U.S.," Times (Gainesville, Georgia), March 28, 2004.

Alan Essig was quoted in "Austerity gets cold shoulder at Capitol: Free-spending attitudes continue in lean times," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 27, 2004.

A Health Policy Center study on health care was referred to in “Discrediting health insurance tax credits,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 26, 2004.

Kathryn Lookofsky, who received her Master's degree from the AYSPS, will serve as the first Main Street director for Jonesboro, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 18, 2004.

Karen Minyard was quoted in "Medical advocates for poor face crisis," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 4, 2004.

Jim Alm was quoted in "Marriage on the Decline," by Lance Gay, Howard News Service, February 24, 2004. The story was picked up in: News Radio 640 WGST, WHP Talk Radio 580, WBYL-FM, AM920 WOKY, AM940.COM, 570KNRS, VIBE, WREGO-FM, KPOP-AM, and Light 97.3-WLTQ-FM on February 26; WMMB-AM on February 27; WWSW-AM and WRCC-AM on February 28; and WVTI-FM on May 30. Versions of the story also appeared in Red Streak ( Chicago Illinois ), February 25; The Decatur, February 27; Reflector ( Greenville, North Carolina), February 28; Troy News ( Troy, Ohio), February 29; Southtown ( Tinley Park, Illinois ), February 29; Times Herald, Olean, March 1; News, March 1, 2004; The Journal ( Kankakee, Illinois), March 2, 2004; The Patriot Leder (Quincy, Massachusetts), March 2; and The Island Packet ( Bluffton, South Carolina), March 2, 2004.

Robert Moore was quoted in “Textiles gain focus in the election year; Industry may undergo change with possibility of new leader,” The Times (Gainesville, Georgia), February 29, 2004.

David Van Slyke was quoted in "Details bedevil faith-based initiative," Savannah Morning News, February 29, 2004.

Nancy J. Lewis was featured as a speaker in “PTC Library celebrates Black History month,” Today in Peachtree City, February 27, 2004.

An AYSPS study on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families was referred to in “Ways to repair rural Georgia’s welfare ‘reform’,” Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, February 17, 2004.

An AYSPS study on the sales tax was referred to in “Rogers sponsors bill cutting ad valorem taxes,” Cherokee Tribune, February 14, 2004.

John Thomas was quoted in “Conyers ad hoc committee is legally meeting to map out land use plan,” Rockdale Citizen, February 9, 2004.

David Van Slyke’s reaction to a report on nonprofit business was featured in, “Report could boost nonprofit work in rural Georgia,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, February 6, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in "Audit skirts big question: Schools' spending not evaluated," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 5, 2004.

David Van Slyke’s reaction to a new report on nonprofits was featured in “Report could boost nonprofit work in rural Georgia,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, February 5, 2004.

Gary Henry’s research was featured in ”Georgia upgrades teacher standards,” Voices of Chicago School Reform, February 4, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in "Kathy Cox's hardest lesson: Superintendent finds one word can spell trouble," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 8, 2004.

Grant Black was quoted in “Save Money, Hire Masters,” The Scientist, February 2, 2004.

An AYSPS study was referred to in, “Are state tax amnesties good for revenue – or for politics?” Accounting Today, January 23, 2004 and February 1, 2004.

Steve Rieck was featured in “Leading the Leaders,” Georgia Trend, February, 2004.

Harvey Newman’s appointment as director of Columbia Theological Seminary’s Faith and the City program was announced in The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 23, 2004.

Gary Henry’s option column was commented on in “Commission’s proposals worth close look,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 23, 2004.

Gary Henry wrote an opinion piece about reforming the HOPE scholarship, "Cut what you must before limiting HOPE scholarship," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 20, 2004.

Julie Hotchkiss was listed as member of a new commission to review the city’s “living wage” proposal in “Business groups fighting ‘living wage’ proposal,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, January 16, 2004.

Karen Minyard was quoted in an article about a proposed change in state rules covering how hospitals use federal funds to help pay for treating low-income patients, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 14, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in “Proposed teacher raises would reward the bad, restrict the good,” Statesboro Herald, January 12, 2004.

David Sjoquist wrote "Property Tax: Generate school funds with local income tax," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 12, 2004.

David Sjoquist was quoted on state taxation and finance issues in an editorial about this year's General Assembly, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 11, 2004.

Alan Essig was quoted in an article about the state budget and the legislative session, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 11, 2004.

David L. Sjoquist was quoted in "State must 'live within its means,' " Gwinnett Daly Post; “Perdue focuses on budget,” The Albany Herald; and "Pay increase for teachers central to Perdue agenda," Saturday Citizen, January 10, 2004.

Kelly Edmiston was quoted in “Perdue softens Daimler stance,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 9, 2004.

Gary Henry was quoted in an editorial about blanket pay raises for teachers, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 8, 2004.

Kelly Edmiston was quoted in "Perdue softens Daimler stance," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 4, 2004.

Alan Essig was quoted in a story about proposed cuts in the state budget, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 4, 2004.

A study by Bruce Seaman was featured in "Economic impact of Super Bowl hard to figure," Houston Business Journal, January 2, 2004.

A report by the Fiscal Research Center was featured in "Regions's poverty declined in past decade," Atlanta Business Chronicle, January 2, 2004.

MPA Alum Janet Keene started KeeneTeam, an organization that provides businesses with "virtual office staff," employees who work out of their homes, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 2, 2004.

A Research Atlanta report on the arts was cited in "Making a Scene," Atlanta, January 2004.

Earlier media hits are listed in the Annual Report.