Robert Gaines

GA Partnership Releases CARES Impact CASE Study on Literacy Instruction 

By Robert Gaines / November 18, 2024 / 0 Comments

GA Partnership Releases CARES Impact CASE Study on Literacy Instruction  MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 4678-476-4491 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram November 18, 2024 –   The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (Georgia Partnership) today released Rewriting How Literacy is Taught: How Three School Districts are Changing How Students Learn to […]

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Georgia Partnership Encouraged by Eighth-Grade Math Proficiency Gains & SAT Participation

By Robert Gaines / September 30, 2024 / 0 Comments

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 678-476-4491 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram September 30, 2024 – The Georgia Department of Education recently released SAT scores for the state’s graduating class of 2024, as well as Georgia Milestones assessment results in Math for the 2023-2024 school year. The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (Georgia Partnership) has documented the importance […]

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Mourning Apalachee High School Tragedy

By Robert Gaines / September 6, 2024 / 0 Comments

Scared. Frustrated. Heartbroken. These are but a few words to describe the utter sadness and grief so many of us are experiencing over the deaths of two students and two staff members killed at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.  As we all struggle to process yet another school shooting, the most common question I […]

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Georgia Partnership Sees Opportunities in Georgia Milestones Results

By Robert Gaines / July 26, 2024 / 0 Comments

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 678-476-4491 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram  July 26, 2024 – Today, the Georgia Department of Education released Georgia Milestones assessment results in English Language Arts (ELA), science, and social studies for the 2023-2024 school year. Proficiency rates on 10 of 13 assessments increased compared to last […]

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GA Partnership Releases 2024 Top Ten Issues to Watch Report focuses on how state and community leaders can pursue a common vision for educational excellence.

By Robert Gaines / January 10, 2024 / 0 Comments

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464  -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram  January 5, 2024 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education today released the 2024 edition of the annual Top Ten Issues to Watch report. Now in its twentieth year, the report continues to spotlight and analyze the key education issues […]

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GA Partnership Releases CARES Impact Study Year-Two Report

By Robert Gaines / November 28, 2023 / 0 Comments

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram November 30, 2023 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education today released the Year-Two Report from its CARES Impact Study, a multi-year, multi-strand research project designed to examine Georgia school districts’ use of Federal COVID relief funds. The study was launched […]

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­GA Partnership Completes The Workforce Plan, Phase One: Imagine Thomasville continues the work to strengthen the workforce pipeline

By Robert Gaines / June 6, 2023 / 0 Comments

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram The Workforce Plan, an in-depth community-driven, workforce development assessment and strategic planning initiative, has concluded the first phase of this impactful body of work.  Phase one was conducted by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, in partnership with The Thomasville […]

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Leveraging Collective Efforts: ATL Airport Chamber Partners with GPEE to Drive Education and Business Collaboration

By Robert Gaines / June 5, 2023 / 0 Comments

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram June 1, 2023 (Original Press Release) The ATL Airport Chamber is excited to announce our new partnership with the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE). Recently we got to speak with Partnership representatives, Dr. Robert Gaines and Breanne West, […]

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Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Appoints New Vice Chair and Welcomes New Board Members

By Robert Gaines / March 27, 2023 / 0 Comments

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram March 23, 2023 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education is excited to announce its newest officers and board members. Lisa J. Smith, Senior Vice President of Region External Affairs and Community Engagement of Georgia Power Company, has assumed […]

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GA Partnership for Excellence in Education names Spring 2023 College Access Grant Winners

By Robert Gaines / February 24, 2023 / 0 Comments

Two Chambers of Commerce will use funds to encourage post-secondary education MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram February 24, 2023 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has selected the Quitman-Brooks County and the Barnesville-Lamar County Chambers of Commerce as winners of the Spring 2023 College […]

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