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 Business and the Georgia Partnership - The roots of the Georgia Partnership are in the business community as it was established in 1990 as a joint effort between the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Economic Developers Association in an effort to better focus on education issues. Now, 19 years later, the Partnership is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization that still maintains a close and strong working relationship with the business community. More... "News to Use" for Business Leaders The Opportunity Equation - Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy Business to Business Magazine Holds Education Panel Georgia Trend Magazine Looks at School Board Governance Issue The Opportunity Equation - Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy The Next Brain Drain ARCHE Releases 'Higher Return' Report Taking the Pulse of Bioscience Education in America - A state by state analysis The Value of School Board Governance Building a High-Quality Educator Workforce - A Governor's Guide to Human Capital Development Governor Perdue Announces Final Recommendations of Tough Choices or Tough Times Working Group Radio host: Many jobs will vanish in 20 years The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America's Schools The Atlantic Century: Benchmarking EU and U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness Business Leaders Encouraged to Participate in Bus Trip Across Georgia U.S.News & World Report Education Summit New National Report Rates Georgia's Higher Ed Status Partnership Issues Special Education and Workforce Report This special report was produced by the Partnership's Policy and Research Director Susan Walker in response to a Georgia Chamber of Commerce inquiry regarding the progress made in recent years to improve Georgia's public education system and strengthen the preparation of our workforce. Here's the report. Business Leaders Call for Progress in Advancing U.S. Innovation Tapping America's Potential has released its 2008 progress report "Gaining Momentum, Losing Ground." TAP is a coalition of 16 of the nation's leading business organizations whose goal it is to double the amount of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) grads by 2015. Checkout the TAP website and the progress report. Policy Guide Focuses on 21st Century Skills, Education Policymakers have a make or break opening to chart a new plan for public education that will secure our economic competitiveness. This guide, prepared and published by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, summarizes the challenges that, if left unaddressed, will curtail our competitiveness and diminish our standing in the world. The warning signs are blinking red. Here's the guide. Commission of School Board Excellence Makes Recommendations The Georgia Partnership joined the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and AdvancedEd in answering the call of the State Board of Education for help in improving Board of Education governance across the state. The team of business and education leaders made several recommendations that were introduced as proposed legislation in the 2009 session of the General Assembly. The Bill was not passed. Here are more details. 'Business to Business' Looks at Political Future of Education Leader The Atlanta-based business monthly took a close look in its July 2008 edition at how the state's Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox handled the controversial CRCT scores that were announced at the end of the school year. Here is the story. And what about those CRCT scores? Is it time to panic and throw in the towel over Georgia's public education system? Reporter Bobby Hickman interviewed Partnership President Dr. Steve Dolinger about that for the July edition. Dolinger said although we need to be concerned we need to stay focused on the improvements that are being made. Here's the story. The April edition of the magazine took a look at how the state's dropout rate affects economic development. The Partnership's President Dr. Steve Dolinger was the primary source for the report. Give it a r For more information about the program or to schedule an Economics of Education briefing, contact the Partnership. The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education welcomes and encourages the business community's involvement in public education and stands ready to assist and advise those efforts. Please contact us. |
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