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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 […]

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 […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram January 6, 2023 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education today released the 2023 edition of the annual Top Ten Issues to Watch report. For the past 19 years, the Georgia Partnership has published the report, which identifies and […]

GA Partnership Releases CARES Impact Study Year-One Report MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram November 17, 2022 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education today released the Year-One 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 […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram September 1, 2022 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has selected four chambers of commerce as winners of the Fall 2022 College Access Grant. These $3,000 grants go to local chambers of commerce, who may partner with school districts, […]

Report focuses on importance of equity for improved student outcomes MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram January 7, 2022 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education today released the 2022 edition of the annual Top Ten Issues to Watch report. For the past 18 years, the […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us -Follow GaDOE on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @GeorgiaDeptofEd September 29, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Education has developed an ESSER funding dashboard that will provide a simple, transparent way for the public to see Georgia school districts’ use of federal COVID-19 relief funds. The dashboard is available on GaDOE’s COVID-19 […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert W. Gaines, II, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram September 24, 2021 The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has selected two local chambers of commerce as winners of the Fall 2021 College Access Grant (CAMG): The White County Chamber of Commerce and Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce These $3,000 mini-grants […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert W. Gaines, II, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram February 23, 2021 The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has selected three local chambers of commerce as winners of the Spring 2021 College Access Grant. These $3,000 mini-grants to local chambers of commerce are granted to increase post-secondary (certification, 2-year/4-year […]