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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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Georgia Partnership Discusses 2022 Top Ten Issues to Watch on Georgia News Network

By Robert Gaines / January 10, 2022 / 0 Comments

On January 8, 2022 Drs. Dana Rickman and Robert Gaines joined John Clark of the Georgia News Network on his show “Georgia Focus” to talk about the 2021 edition of the Top Ten Issues to Watch report. Listen to the interview here

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Georgia Partnership Joins the Department of Early Care and Learning Podcast to Discuss the 2021 Top Ten Issues to Watch

By Robert Gaines / January 27, 2021 / 0 Comments

In January, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE) presented its 17th edition of the Top Ten Issues to Watch Report.  The report identifies and analyzes key education issues Georgia will be or should be addressing in the coming year.  Joining us to talk about the Top Ten Issues to Watch is Dr. Dana […]

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Georgia Partnership Joins WABE’s Rose Scott to Discuss Impact of COVID-19 on Education in Georgia

By Robert Gaines / January 22, 2021 / 0 Comments

The Georgia Partnership’s Communications Director, Dr. Robert W. Gaines, II, joined WABE Radio’s Rose Scott to discuss the COVID-19 related challenges facing Georgia’s public schools.

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Georgia Partnership Appoints Deb Bronder, NCR, to Vice Chair of Board

By Robert Gaines / January 22, 2021 / 0 Comments

The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education is proud to appoint board member, Debra Bronder, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, NCR Corporation, to serve as vice chair for our board of directors. Also grateful to have elected two new board members: Jodi Berman, Managing Director at BlackRock, Inc. and Chad Gregory, Region Bank President, […]

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Georgia Partnership Joins The Leadership Blend Live Podcast to Discuss 2021 Top Ten Issues to Watch Report

By Robert Gaines / January 15, 2021 / 0 Comments

The Georgia Partnership’s Vice President, Dr. Dana Rickman, and Communications Director, Dr. Robert W. Gaines, II, joined Ricardo Wrice and Simone Cherie, of the Leadership Blend Live Podcast, to discuss the 2021 Top Ten Issues to Watch Report and the COVID-19-related challenges facing Georgia’s public schools.

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Georgia Partnership Interviewed on Georgia News Network about 2021 Top Ten Issues to Watch

By Robert Gaines / January 11, 2021 / 0 Comments

On January 9, 2021 Drs. Dana Rickman and Robert Gaines joined John Clark of the Georgia News Network on his show “Georgia Focus” to talk about the 2021 edition of the Top Ten Issues to Watch report. Listen to the interview here

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Georgia Partnership Publishes One-pager on Education Funding, Urging Lawmakers to Remember Impact of Great Recession-era Budget Cuts

By Robert Gaines / June 22, 2020 / 0 Comments

As the General Assembly faces a series of difficult decisions in their effort to pass the FY2021 budget, the Georgia Partnership published a new one-page document on education funding, urging lawmakers to remember the devastating, long-term impact of budget cuts during the Great Recession on districts, schools, and students.

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The Georgia Partnership’s Call for Justice

By Robert Gaines / June 8, 2020 / 0 Comments

Friends & Partners, These have been turbulent weeks in our city and across the country. Once again, our nation finds itself standing at a moral crossroad with the world watching and waiting to see which path we will take.  As I follow the events unfolding across the country and read statements from other organizations condemning […]

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