The North Star:
Securing Georgia’s Future by 2033 

Overview

The Georgia Partnership and a coalition of state policymakers, advocates, and education and business leaders have identified strategies that promote educational opportunity and economic mobility. The strategies create more favorable conditions for Georgia to reach the North Star – ensuring 65% of Georgians aged 25 to 64 have earned post-secondary credentials with workforce value by 2033.

The North Star goal is bold but achievable.

To reach the North Star goal, Georgia would need to increase post-secondary attainment rates by about 12.2% by 2033. While recent attainment gains suggest that the goal is achievable, two factors complicate efforts: a generation of skilled and credentialed workers reaching retirement age and persistent gaps in post-secondary attainment based on race, gender, income, and geography.

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The North Star goal is bold but achievable

To reach the North Star goal, Georgia would need to increase post-secondary attainment rates by about 12.2% by 2033. While recent attainment gains suggest that the goal is achievable, two factors complicate efforts: a generation of skilled and credentialed workers reaching retirement age and persistent gaps in post-secondary attainment based on race, gender, income, and geography.

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The North Star goal is attainable
through long-range planning.

Originally launched in 2017, the EdQuest Georgia Framework identified seven core areas that support quality education and workforce outcomes. The 2023 EdQuest Georgia Framework builds on this strong foundation by establishing core area goals, identifying power strategies, and providing recommendations for state and community leaders. The Georgia Partnership and the EdQuest Coalition use the framework and a sequence of two-year state plans to support state advocacy and community action.

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The North Star goal is attainable
through long-range planning.

Originally launched in 2017, the EdQuest Georgia Framework identified seven core areas that support quality education and workforce outcomes. The 2023 EdQuest Georgia Framework builds on this strong foundation by establishing core area goals, identifying power strategies, and providing recommendations for state and community leaders. The Georgia Partnership and the EdQuest Coalition use the framework and a sequence of two-year state plans to support state advocacy and community action.

DOWNLOAD 2017 BASELINE REPORT

Investing in three areas is critical to reaching the North Star. 

The strategies identified in the EdQuest Georgia Framework prioritize rebuilding systems and improving the capacity of individuals and organizations to support innovation. The EdQuest Georgia Coalition identified three ways that state and local leaders can support the drive toward 65% post-secondary attainment.

1. Invest in people-centered systems.

Place individuals at the center of education reform by addressing
the factors that limit educational success and economic opportunity.

2. Invest in school and community leaders.

Reconfigure state systems and investments to
ensure local leaders are well-positioned to support youth and working adults.

3. Invest in spreading and scaling local solutions.

Spotlight local initiatives that address perennial challenges.
Integrate local best practices into current state-level programs and strategies.

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Investing in three areas is critical to reaching the North Star. 

The strategies identified in the EdQuest Georgia Framework prioritize rebuilding systems and improving the capacity of individuals and organizations to support innovation. The EdQuest Georgia Coalition identified three ways that state and local leaders can support the drive toward 65% post-secondary attainment.

1. Invest in people-centered systems.

Place individuals at the center of education reform by addressing
the factors that limit educational success and economic opportunity.

2. Invest in school and community leaders.

Reconfigure state systems and investments to
ensure local leaders are well-positioned to support youth and working adults.

3. Invest in spreading and scaling local solutions.

Spotlight local initiatives that address perennial challenges.
Integrate local best practices into current state-level programs and strategies.

VIEW EDQUEST GEORGIA FRAMEWORK

The EdQuest Coalition will mobilize around power strategies in the EdQuest Georgia Framework and State Policy Plan.

Coalition members will provide advice and technical assistance to transform state policy and local practice.

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The EdQuest Coalition will mobilize around power strategies in the EdQuest Georgia Framework and State Policy Plan.

Coalition members will provide advice and technical assistance to transform state policy and local practice.

VIEW EDQUEST COALITION MEMBERS