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 […]
Read MoreMEDIA 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 […]
Read MoreGA 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 […]
Read MoreMEDIA 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, […]
Read MoreIn episode 21 of Field Notes, Merrill Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connect with Cindy Kicklighter and Tamika Boone of the Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning (DECAL) to discuss the Happy Helpings summer food service program. Funded by the USDA and administered by the Georgia Department of Early […]
Read MoreOn 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
Read MoreReport 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 […]
Read MoreIn episode 20 of Field Notes, Merrill Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education catch up with Dr. Dana Rickman, President of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence, to discuss her first year as president of the Partnership, the challenge of navigating the organization through socially and politically divided times, and […]
Read MoreIn episode 19 of Field Notes, Merrill Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connect with Dr. Veronica Womack, Executive Director of Georgia College’s Rural Studies Institute, to discuss the Institute’s efforts to promote and support rural communities in the areas of Health, Education, Economic Opportunity and the Environment.
Read MoreIn episode 18 of Field Notes, Merrill Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connect with Paige Pushkin, Executive Director of the Georgia Foundation for Public Education (GFPE), to discuss the overwhelming educational needs in rural Georgia and how GFPE’s Rural Education Fund is addressing those needs by “providing traditional public schools, charter […]
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