MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram June 1, 2023 (Original Press Release) The ATL Airport Chamber is excited to announce our new partnership with the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE). Recently we got to speak with Partnership representatives, Dr. Robert Gaines and Breanne West, to discuss our shared goal of fostering collaboration between education and business communities. TAAC, known for its focus on education and entrepreneurship training, has found a valuable ally in GPEE, an organ ..read more

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 Access Grant. These $3,000 minigrants, funded with support from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, go to local chambers of commerce, who may partner with school districts, colleges, and other ..read more

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 in 2021 with funding from the Georgia Department of Education. Its aim is to unders ..read more

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464  -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram  January 5, 2024 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education today released the 2024 edition of the annual Top Ten Issues to Watch report. Now in its twentieth year, the report continues to spotlight and analyze the key education issues Georgia will be or should be addressing in the coming year. This year’s report organizes the issues around our EdQuest Georgia 2023 framework, a ten-year, policy-driven vision focused on ensuring 65% of Georgians aged ..read more

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram November 30, 2023 – The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education today released the Year-Two 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 in 2021 with funding from the Georgia Department of Education. Its aim is to understand how local school districts are spending relief funds and identify best practices to help stude ..read more

In 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 Care and Learning, the program provides free, healthy meals and snacks to children under 19 who need them ..read more

MEDIA CONTACT: Robert Gaines, rgaines@gpee.org, 404-223-2464 -Follow the GA Partnership on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram The Workforce Plan, an in-depth community-driven, workforce development assessment and strategic planning initiative, has concluded the first phase of this impactful body of work.  Phase one was conducted by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, in partnership with The Thomasville Community Resource Center and Imagine Thomasville, and with support from the Williams Family Foundation. Phase one began in April of 2022.  It included many varied ..read more

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 the role of vice chair. New additions to the board include Kathy Clemons, Global Head of Talent Development for BlackRock and the Head of HR for the Atlanta Innovation Hub; Clint Dixon, Chair, Education & Youth Com ..read more

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 analyzes the key education issues Georgia will be or should be addressing in the coming year. This year’s report organizes the issues into three sections: Invest in people-centered systems: place individuals at the center of educatio ..read more

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, colleges, and other local organizations to leverage their influence to get more rural residents to and through college. The Georgia Partnership began offering College Access Grants in 2013 out of a recognition that su ..read more