Achieve
Created by the nation’s governors and business leaders, Achieve helps states raise academic standards and achievement so that all students graduate ready for college, work and citizenship.
Business Roundtable
This is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies with $4.5 trillion in annual revenues and more than 10 million employees. The Roundtable is committed to advocating public policies that ensure vigorous economic growth, a dynamic global economy, and the well-trained and productive U.S. workforce essential for future competitiveness.
BusinesstoBusiness Magazine
This Atlanta-based publication often covers education issues and provides appropriate commentary.
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber advocates for improved student achievement and a well prepared workforce that will attract business to the state. The Georgia Partnership is an affiliate member and serves as the Chamber’s education advisor.
Georgia BellSouth Quality Learning and Teaching Environments Initiative
The Vision of the Georgia BellSouth Quality Learning and Teaching Environments (QLTE) Initiative is to enhance the economic prosperity and quality of life of Georgians, their communities, and the state by working collaboratively to build premier learning and teaching environments in Georgia's public schools. The Initiative is funded by BellSouth Georgia and the BellSouth Foundation.
Jobs For The Future
This site says, "Creating Strategies for Educational and Economic Opportunity." This organization recently released a report: "Beating the Odds: The Real Challenges Behind the Math Achievement Gap - And What High-Achieving Schools Can Teach Us About How to Close It." Check it out.
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Education is a very important focus of this local Chamber. The education committee is very involved in supporting area schools and systems.
New Commission on the Skills of the American Worforce
This organization, led by Former Labor Secretary William Brock, was created to report on the state of U.S. Education.
Partnership for America’s Economic Success
A consortium of business leaders, economists, and philanthropists created this organization, an initiative to help the nation better understand how we can secure our economic future by helping all children to become successful adults – literate, numerate, job-ready and team-capable.
Tapping America's Potential
This is a coalition of 16 of the nation's leading business organizations representing the largest and most innovative companies in America. In 2005, they set the goal of doubling the number of U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates with bachelor's degrees by 2015.
Technology Association of Georgia - Education Collaborative (TEC)
Formally the TAG Foundation, was formed by TAG to provide programs for effective interaction between students, teachers, parents, industry, and other stakeholders that will measurably strength Georgia's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Education and Workforce Training Issues
In business today, no competition is tougher than the global race for talent. In every industry, every job sector, and every part of the world, employers are asking the same question: How are we going to find, train, and retain the best workers? See what the Chamber is doing.
