You will find a complete list of Partnership products (reports, briefings, programs) on the Home page.  Here you will find some of those same reports.

The Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2007, an annual publication of the Georgia Partnership, is now available.  The report looks at teacher quality; secondary education reform; school choice; achievement gaps; the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act; school funding; rising costs of higher education; single-sex education; the impact of NCLB on Pre-K; and Georgia's Statewide Student Information System.   Here's the report. 

This is the third year for the report that is growing in popularity.  Besides listing the topics, the report provides a detailed analysis.  The Partnership's Policy and Research Director, Deirdre Johnson, began work on the project in the fall and with the help of Georgia State University graduate-level intern Donna Patrick, has reviewed numerous state and national publications and documents focusing on the most critical issues facing Georgia in the new year.

Each subject is broken down into three sections - the political context of the issue, the policy perspective and what's next for Georgia.  "As well as presenting the topic," explains Johnson, "we present analysis based upon our thorough research which makes the report even more valuable to education stakeholders across Georgia."

To request copies of the Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2007, E-mail the Partnership.

Gap Analysis: Georgia's Unfinished Business in Teacher Quality, is a 16-page report that focuses on critical areas that must be addressed if the state is to maximize its teacher workforce and continue progressing on the road to improved student achievement.  This is the first in a four-part series that will also look at secondary education reform, the achievement gap and governance and accountabililty.  The report highlights key facts such as:  Georgia loses 33 percent of its teachers after three years in the classroom, the point when most teachers are becoming most effective; Georgia's teacher attrition costs the state approximately $81 million annually in the costs of recruitment, professional development and productivity; and Georgia currently invests $0 in induction programs to support new teachers.  The report offers a set of five recommendations for action. Among them: Immediate action to eradicate the revolving door experienced in too many of Georgia's public schools and creating a 21st century compensation system to match the 21st century expectations of the profession. (December 2006)

Here is the Executive Summary and the full report.

Ms. Deirdre Johnson, the Partnership's former policy and research director and the author of the report, presented a Gap Analysis: Teacher Quality PowerPoint briefing to the combined GSSA/GSBA meeting in early December.  Here is that presentation.

No Child Left Behind Study - The Partnership teamed up with The Southeast Center for Teaching Quality to study the effects, challenges and opportunities presented by the federal No Child Left Behind mandate. Using a series of case studies, the Center visited 18 school districts in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. The results of this research have been published in a series of reports highlighting the main themes of the study:
-The definition of a highly qualified teacher
-Teacher recruitment and retention
-Funding the No Child Left Behind mandate
-Implementation of teacher quality mandates

Click here to read the findings of this study.

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