Thomas Jefferson Institute
From Sunshine Review
| Thomas Jefferson Institute | |
| 501(c)(3) | |
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| Leadership: | Michael Thompson |
| Political party | Nonpartisan |
| Website | Thomas Jefferson Institute |
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The Thomas Jefferson Institute (TJI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and education organization in Virginia. Its stated mission is "to provide Virginia’s political, business, academic, community and media leadership with thoughtful, realistic, useful and non-partisan analysis of public policy issues confronting our Commonwealth."[1]
TJI is founded on the belief in free markets, limited government and individual responsibility. Their main focuses are on reforming government, economic development, and improving health.
[edit] Policy centers
TJI is organized into five main policy areas: government reform, excellence in education, legislative analysis, environmental stewardship, and economic development.
[edit] Government reform
The Center for Government Reform seeks to evaluate state and local government in "its proper role in today's society and whether its fiscal and regulatory policies are a hindrance to economic development."
[edit] Education
The Center for Excellence in Education analyzes the current education system and offers alternatives to its programs and policies. They seek to improve the state's K-12 public education system as well as higher education.
[edit] Legislative analysis
The goal of the Center for Legislative Analysis is to provide "credible and practical analysis of legislative initiatives from a non-partisan, yet philosophical, perspective."
[edit] Environment
The Center for Environmental Stewardship recognizes the natural resources of Virginia and seeks to "explore the nature of environmentalism in the context of meeting all human needs."
[edit] Economic development
JPI believes "The key to a growing economy is increased economic development and a decrease in government intrusion into the market place." To that end, the Center for Economic Development looks at the impact of specific issues on economic development.
