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 […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreMEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram January 26, 2021 – The Board of Directors for the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE) is pleased to announce that Dana Rickman, Ph.D. has been named the new president, effective February 15, 2021. Rickman succeeds Dr. Steve Dolinger, who […]
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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, […]
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreOn 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
Read MoreReport focuses on racial and social equity in education in 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram January 8, 2021 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education today released the 2021 edition of the annual Top Ten Issues to Watch report. This is the 17th year the Partnership has published […]
Read MoreGA Partnership for Excellence in Education names 2020-2021 Education Policy Fellowship Program class 20 Fellows to Invest Several Months Exploring Public Education MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram August 5, 2020 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education has announced the names of its thirteenth Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) class […]
Read MoreAs 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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