Welcome to GPEE!

The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education was founded in 1990 and today is working hard to be Georgia's foremost change agent in education. The non-profit, non-partisan independent organization consists of business, education, community and government leaders who are focused on efforts to shape policy and reform public education in the state.

Our Mission: Inform and influence Georgia leaders through research and non-partisan advocacy to impact education policies and practices for the improvement of student achievement.

Budgt Outlook for Schools Dim Says AJC Column

Board Meeting Attendees Hear 'Gold Dome Gang' Views 

South Route Bus Trip Across Georgia Now Underway

Commission Challenges Assembly to Improve School Boards

GPEE President Moderates Business to Business Magazine Panel on Public Education in Georgia

Georgia's Graduation Rate Jumps to 75.4 Percent

College Admissions Group Downplays SAT, ACT

Georgia One of 8 States to Participate in New Institute; Partnership Involved   

Check the Research and Issues pages for the most current research, reports and other special articles.

Among our recent postings:

• Work Needed on Measuring 21st Century Skills
• Georgia State Sen. Johnson Promotes Vouchers
• Tough Choices Or Tough Times
• Report Assesses K-12 Online Learning
• How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century
• The Impact of Two Professional Development Interventions on Early Reading Instruction and Achievement
• Inputs of Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Results for the First Year of a Randomized Controlled Study
• The Misplaced Math Student – Lost in 8^th Grade Algebra
• Vouchers and Achievement
• Present, Engaged, and Accounted For - The Critical Importance of Addressing Chronic Absence in the Early Years

What's ahead in 2009?

With election season over, attention now turns to the 2009 Georgia legislative session. Check GPEE.org regularly for stories and analyses regarding education challenges and how lawmakers are addressing them.