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 Breaking News - August 24: Georgia is a final winner for Race to the Top funds! Partnership President Dr. Steve Dolinger: This is very exciting news for Georgia and for our public education system. We congratulate and offer our thanks to the state leaders who led our Race to the Top application process. The award of the Race to the Top funds will boost the momentum Georgia has built in creating a consistently improving public education system. With this money come a great opportunity and a huge challenge for our educational leaders. They must use every dollar wisely and stay focused on getting the most from this investment for the future of our young people. This award should be seen as a vote of confidence and an energizer to continue our move forward. It’s time to get to work.
Media representatives are invited to contact the Partnership's communications director, Bill Maddox: Interviews/Background Conversations Who are we? Media Symposium
Upcoming Events Open to Media Annual Media Symposium - Friday, January 22. Press release with details. Ongoing Partnership Initiatives
<//font>2010 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) numbers were released July 19. Here is the Georgia Partnership's analysis as prepared by Policy and Research Director Susan Walker. Welcome! You will find information here about the organization's programs and products as well as current activities and issue analysis. We hope you will also consider the Web site a source of education information and visit often. |
GPEE Resources for Reporters First Partnership Forum of 2010 held at Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center April 13: The Federal Role in School Improvement: Raising Expectations and Improving Results. Keynote speaker: Mr. Massie Ritsch, Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Outreach. Visit the Programs - Public Forums page for details. Annual Policy Panel Meeting held November 12. Review the video here. Discussion moderated by AJC Editorial Editor Andre Jackson. Panel members included Andrew Broy, Assistant Supterintendent, Policy & Charter Schools, Georgia DOE; Sally FitzGerald, League of Women Voters of Georgia; Cindy Loe, Superintendent, Fulton County School System; Kelly McCutchen, President, Georgia Public Policy Foundation; Danny Shoy, Jr., Senior Program Officer, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Analysis NAEP - The Nation's Report Card: What's the Georgia Story? (October 2009) State SAT Scores (August 2009) CRCT Scores (June 2009) Partnership Takes Position on School Vouchers (March 3) Analysis of President Obama's Proposed Economic Stimulus: Estimated Funding for Georgia Education (January 28) The Partnership's review of Education Week's "Quality Counts" report. Click here for that analysis. Here's a link to the report. (January 7) State releases new AYP numbers/Grad rate inches up (August 2008) Press Releases A variety of stories and special announcements are available here. Current Products Economics of Education - Third Edition Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2010 Achieving Excellence in Secondary Education: Georgia's Unfinished Business How To's of Community Planning Current Events Quarterly Meeting November 12 - Annual Policy Panel Second Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) Class Convenes First EPFP Class Graduates June 18 The fourth annual Media Symposium was held Friday, January 22, at Georgia Public Broadcasting. The all day session covered a wide range of topics including Race to the Top, charter schools and funding. The Partnership's annual Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2010 was released and State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox provided an update. This provides a unique opportunity to get an inside look at education in our state. The session was videotaped and is available on the Media Symposium page. fileadmin/files/pdf/EPFP_Class_Honored__Graduation_release_.pdf |
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