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• June 26, 2007: GHPC presents to Greater Grady Task Force
• March 7, 2007: UPS Foundation offers grant to Nonprofit Studies Program
• October 17, 2006: New class will feature top-tier leaders from Atlanta nonprofits, businesses, and government.
• September 12, 2005: Georgia Health Policy Center wins federal contracts to improve health in 40 states.
• May 9, 2005: Governor Perdue announced the executive appointment of John Clayton Thomas to the Georgia Commission on Child Support.
• February 16, 2005: Research partnership promises more public input into policy recommendations
• February 14, 2004: Teaching style more important than certification for pre-k learning
• January 25, 2005: Governor Perdue announces appointment of Dr. Kenneth Heaghney as State Fiscal Economist. Heagney will be responsible for the preparation of the annual state revenue forecast, while also serving as research professor of economics at Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.
• December 1, 2004: Child policy expert to speak on the effects of neighborhoods on children
• November 2004: Enrichment program stems learning loss
  among low-income kids
• November 19, 2004: Research Atlanta releases report on issues with tax allocation districts
• October 25, 2004: Child policy expert to speak on the effects of welfare reform Oct. 29
• January 20, 2004: Harvard Education Expert Speaks in Atlanta on No Child Left Behind
• November 14, 2003: Georgia residents divided over direction of state, nation. Georgia State Poll results
• August 25, 2003: Pre-kindergarten program helping Georgia kids gain academic ground
• June 23, 2003: David Sjoquist Named To Dan E. Sweat Distinguished Chair At Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
• May 19, 2003: Pre-K report: Local flexibility works
• March 14, 2003: New Andrew Young School Poll Shows Little Urgency On Georgia Flag
• March 3, 2003: With Health Insurance Drying Up, Rural Georgia Fights To Stay In Shape
• December 18, 2002: Study: Women more inclined to give
• December 2, 2002: Direct payments most effective way to preserve world’s plant and animal diversity
• November 11, 2002: White
  Teachers Are Leaving Predominantly Black Schools In Georgia
• October 30, 2002: Study: HOPE scholars make better grades, graduate sooner than peers
• February 15, 2002: GDITT and the Andrew Young School Seek Student Input For Georgia's Global Trade Efforts
• August 27, 2001: Study: HOPE scholarship entices students to learn
• June 27, 2001: Poll: Georgians blame inexperience, not recklessness, for teen driving accidents
• June 6, 2001: Poll: Barnes' approval up after temporary slide
• June 2001: Jane Fonda and Andrew Young will speak at conference, "Achieving Human Rights: Social Change in the 21st Century"
• April 23, 2001: Pre-K report: 82 percent of second-grade cohort deemed ready for promotion
• April 17, 2001: Poll: Georgians express political views through government Web sites
• April 13, 2001: Poll: Sales tax is 'fairest' of them all
• March 28, 2001: Andrew Young School advances to top 10 in two U.S. News ranking categories
• March 7, 2001: Former President Clinton Will Visit Atlanta along with Andrew Young, to Participate in Foreign Policy Panel Discussion
• January 22, 2001: Georgia State to hold symposium on smart growth
• December 1, 2000: Guide for reporters: Key legislative issues and the Georgia State University experts who can discuss them
• November 16, 2000: Study: Georgia needs master water plan
• November 13, 2000: Study: Atlanta lags behind peer cities in arts support
• October 27, 2000: Robinson College of Business names Dhawan director of Economic Forecasting Center
• October 19, 2000: Georgia State receives $5 million federal grant to establish the Ronald H. Brown Institute for Sub-Saharan Africa
• October 11, 2000: Newt Gingrich, Andrew Young to debate foreign policy at Georgia State
• September 27, 2000: Pre-K report: Children benefit from Pre-K teachers with college degrees
• Thurday July 20, 2000: Research Atlanta names Deborah McCarty Executive Director
• Tuesday, June 20, 2000: Mescon returns to Georgia State University - Former business dean to concentrate on nonprofit organizations (pdf)
• Wednesday, June 21, 2000: Andrew Young to launch regional water policy center (pdf)
• April 10, 2000: Researchers: Marriage tax may quell wedding bells
• Tuesday, August 31 1999: Sri Lanka assistantship (pdf)
• Thursday, August 05 1999: The creation of a policy powerhouse: A brief history (pdf)
• Thursday, August 05 1999: Roy Bahl, Dean biography (pdf)
• Thursday, August 05 1999: Regents to vote on naming of Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (pdf)
• Thursday, August 05 1999: Andrew Young biography (pdf)
• Wednesday, April 28 1999: Pre-K report: Child centered teaching gets best results