Our vision at the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education is that all Georgia students may achieve success. We share this vision with our EdQuest Georgia Coalition partners and others — educators, parents, administrators, policy makers and business leaders throughout the state of Georgia — who believe that education is the key to a better future for all of Georgia’s citizens.
EdQuest Georgia provides a framework and state plan for strengthening Georgia’s education system to promote the achievement of better outcomes for all students and strengthening Georgia’s workforce pipeline.
Through providing foundational principles based in best-practice research, that work together to maximize the educational outcomes for all students across all levels, EdQuest Georgia aims to inform, engage and mobilize stakeholders – particularly in the education, business, philanthropic, and policy-making communities – to work together to support innovative and evidence-based educational reform to achieve the North Star goal.
The EdQuest Georgia Coalition formed to work together to move public education and equity forward in Georgia by using the framework and the 2023 State Plan.
Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI)
Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS)
Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE)
Georgia Association of Curriculum and Instructional Supervisors (GACIS)
Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL)
Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA)
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI)
GeorgiaCAN
Foundation for Excellence in Education
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Economic Developers Association
Governor's Office of Student Achievement
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
State of Georgia Division of Family and Children’s Services
University System of Georgia
Southern Education Foundation
Truancy Intervention Project of Georgia
Boys and Girls Club of Georgia
Georgia Department of Public Health
Communities in Schools- Georgia
Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education
Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network
Quality Care for Children
Kennesaw State University's Bagwell College of Education
Georgia Chief Science Officers
100 Black Men of America
Georgia PTA
Georgia Association of Educators
Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals
Georgia Association of Middle School Principals
Georgia Association of School Personnel Administrators
Georgia Council on Economic Education
Georgia School Superintendents Association
Technical College System of Georgia
Atlanta Science Festival
OneGoal Metro Atlanta
Resilient Georgia
Our Founding Advisory Committee consisted of leaders from a wide spectrum of areas connected to public school students.
Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim
CEO, Future Foundation
Stephanie Blank
Board Chair/Strategic Advisor, GEEARS/Naserian Foundation
Chris Clark
President and CEO, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Shan Cooper
Chief Supply Chain and Technology Officer, WestRock
Dr. Stan DeJarnett
Director, The Georgia Vision Project for Public Education
Dr. Tjuan Dogan
Manager of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, IBM
Dasha Radder
Managing Director, KPMG LLP
Renae Willis
Vice President of Business Development and Marketing,
LaGrange – Troup County Chamber of Commerce
Our Founding Steering Committee consisted of leaders from the business, advocacy, and philanthropic communities who shaped the initial direction of the project.
Brian Anderson
First Vice Chair, Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
Dr. Leah Austin
Vice President of Programs, Southern Education Foundation
Chris Baumann
Executive Director, Georgia Association of Educators
Kristen Bernhard
Deputy Commissioner for System Reform, Department of Early Care and Learning
Mindy Binderman
Executive Director, Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS)
Bobby Cagle
Director, Division of Family and Children’s Services
Anna Chafin
Chair, Georgia Economic Developers Association
Margaret Ciccarelli
Director of Legislative Affairs, Professional Association of Georgia Educators
Karen Hallacy
President-Elect, GaPTA
Duaine Hathaway
Executive Director, Georgia CASA
Kelly Henson
Executive Secretary, Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Matt Jones
Chief of Staff, Department of Education
Dr. Charles B. Knapp
President Emeritus, University of Georgia; Chairman, Education Reform Commission
Dr. Bob Michael
Associate Vice Chancellor, Educator Preparation and Policy, University System of Georgia
Dr. J. Patrick O’Neal
Commissioner, Department of Public Health
Jessica Pinson Pennington
Executive Director, Truancy Intervention Project Georgia, Inc.
Dr. Jennifer Rippner
Coordinator, Georgia Alliance of Education Agency Heads
Dr. Tony Roberts
President and CEO, Georgia Charter Schools Association
Zane Shelfer
Director of Student Support Services, Department of Juvenile Justice
Dr. Jimmy Stokes
Executive Director, Georgia Association of Education Leaders
Tisha Tallman
President and CEO, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Martha Ann Todd
Executive Director, Governor’s Office for Student Achievement
Arianne Weldon
Director, Get Georgia Reading Campaign
Pat Willis
Retired Executive Director, Voices for Georgia’s Children
Valarie Wilson
Executive Director, Georgia School Boards Association
John Zauner
Executive Director, Georgia School Superintendents Association