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Symposium #6, January 20

The sixth annual Media Symposium was held at Georgia Public Broadcasting Friday, January 20. More than 20 reporters attended the daylong session that featured  vaiety of subject matter experts. We will provide details soon.

If you have questions about the Symposium that is held every year in conjunction with the opening of the state legislative session, drop Partnership Communications Director Bill Maddox a note.

Stories from the Symposium:

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Maureen Downey's 'Get Schooled' Blog: Blogging live today from ed event: New teacher evals and challenges

Downey's next blog entry:  If feds grant waiver, farewell to AYP for Georgia's schools this year

Downey's next entry: Can we continue to provide schools less and less yet ask for more and more?

Downey authored the AJC's Monday "Atlanta Forward" editorial: Is less ever more?

Chattanooga News-Free Press - Kevin Hardy: Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Releases Top Ten report

Gainesville Times - Dallas Duncan: State leaders discuss top education issues

Macon Telegraph - Andrea Castillo: State to evaluate teacher evaluations in Race to the Top districts

GPEE Media Symposium

 

Sixth Media Symposium Another Succesful Event

The 2012 Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Media Symposium for education reporters and editors was held Friday, January 20.  Twenty-three reporters and editors atteded the session.  

The Agenda and Speakers.  Links will take you to the videptape record of the event:

Part I

Release of the Georgia Parnership's Top Ten Isses to Watch in 2012 Report - Dr. Dana Rickman, Partnership Research and Policy Director

Race to the Top Upate - Teresa MacCartney, Deputy Superintendent, Race to the Top Implementation Office, Department of Education

Part IIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnAx5UjUTGs

Trends and Issues in Education Funding - Herb Garrett, Excutive Director Geogia School Suprintendents Association

Part IIIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p35oOMNnZc

A Teacher Perspective - Jadun McCarthy, Georga's 2012 Teacher of the Year

Underscoring the Importance of Early Education - Commissioner Bobby Cagle, Department of Early Care and Learning

Georgia's Public Schools - An Update - Dr. John Barge, State Superintendent of Schools

Part IVhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i_XvZS_fRo

Evaluations consistently praise the event and request that it be continued. Contact communications director, Bill Maddox, for details.

Under the Gold Dome - Rep. Stacey Abrams (D), House Minority Leader, and Rep. Brooks Coleman (R), House Education Committee ChairGeorgia DOE Communications Office Update - Matt Cardoza, DOE Communications DirectorGovernor Deal's Education Policy Update - Kristen Bernhard, Gov. Deal's Education Advisor, and Erin Hames, Senior Policy Advisor

Event Archive

Reports on previous Media Symposium events can be found here.

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