Partnership Reports/Papers

GPEE regularly produces relevant, independent research on issues affecting education and the business community in Georgia.

Our most recent publication...

Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2012

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Listen to Georgia News Network's radio interview with Partnership Presdient Dr. Steve Dolinger and Policy and Research Director Dr. Dana Rickman about the Top Ten. Click here.

We welcome your comments and will post reaction to the new report. Send your thoughts.

Commonalities of Georgia's Successful Middle Schools (August 2011)

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85/10 Commonalities Report - Successful High School
Graduation Rates Sustained Over Time (April 2010)

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Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2011 (January 2011).

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There's something new this year: The Top Ten Indicators to Watch: Where is Georgia Today (Where do we need to be to move into the top 20 education states). Here is additional information on each category to provide you with more details on the indicators included in the report. In parenthesis you will find Georgia's current rank:

Low-birthweight Babies 2007 (45th)

Children Ages 3 to 5 Enrolled in Early Education 2008 (14th)

Children Living in Poverty 2009 (36th)

Fourth Grade Reading Performance 2009 (38th)

Eighth Grade Mathematics Performance 2009 (41st)

Students Earning AP College Credit in High School 2009 (13th)

High School Graduation Rate 2008 (46th)

Graduation Rate from Two-Year Colleges in Three Years 2006 (25th)

Graduation Rates from Four-Year Colleges in Six Years 2006 (36th)

Adults 25 and Older With a Bachelor's Degree 2009 (21st)

Position Paper: Georgia's 2010 Adequate Yearly Progress Results: What Does the Data Really Mean?

Educationary - Do all the education names, titles and acronyms have your head swimming? This reference guide might help!

Reports

2010 Annual Report - A Year of Excellence. A Year of Making a Difference.

Top Ten Issues to Watch in 2010 (January 2010)

Achieving Excellence in Secondary Education - Georgia's Unfinished Business (November 2009)

Education Policy Primer (June 2010)

White Papers/Briefings/Analysis

Common Core State Standards Initiative (July 2010)

Economics of Education III (June 2010)

PowerPoint Briefings
Latest: Henry County Chamber of Commerce (March 2011)
Leadership Southeast Georgia - February 2011)

Recession Woes (June 2010)

How To's of Community Planning (May 2008)

Tiered High School Diplomas (March 2010)

Growth-based Accountability Models (March 2010)

School Vouchers (March 2010)

NAEP: The Nation's Report Card:
What's the Georgia Story? (October 2009)

Archived Materials

(Under construction - to appear soon.) Looking for a Georgia Partnership document with a little age on it? Check here. We will be posting retired items on this page.