Virginia FREE Academy Kickoff
Monday October 5th - 7pm
Virginia FREE is proud to announce the launch of the Virginia FREE Academy, a non-partisan educational program designed to educate people involved in public policy making about how our economy actually works.
Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School confronts business professor with real world trade offs in this scene:
Yes, it has been 40 YEARS!
UGH….
It also makes the point this Academy will, in part, explore.
Assumptions v. Reality with TOP experts and all for $12.50 a class!
Starting Monday, October 5, and running through December 21, 2026, the Academy is a 12-week webinar series held live every Monday evening from 7:00–8:15 PM.
Register today at THIS LINK
Sessions cover the issues shaping Virginia’s competitiveness:
October 5 - Virginia’s Economic Engine
October 12 - Business Fundamentals
October 19 - Taxation
October 26 - Labor markets
November 2 - Housing
November 9 - Infrastructure
November 16 - Energy Policy
November 23 - Health Care Economics
November 30 - Tech and AI
December 7 - Trade
December 14 - Local and State Governance
December 21 - Capstone Session Real World Trade Offs
Tuition is $150 per participant
Register today at THIS LINK
Is McDonald’s hamburgers or real estate?