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.

Registration Opens for Partnerhip's Jan. 16 Media Symposium

Education Policy Experts Sound Alarm Over America's Ability to Compete

Georgia Wins National Charter School Award

President-elect Obama Names New Education Chief

Best Education Stories for 2008 Named

New Report Grades Higher Education in Georgia

South Route Bus Trip 'Blog' Brings Experience to Life

Budget Outlook for Schools Dim Says AJC Column

Board Meeting Attendees Hear 'Gold Dome Gang' Views 

Commission Challenges Assembly to Improve School Boards

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

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

Among our recent postings:

• Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-class Education
• State Higher Education Accountability
• Math Teachers Barely Ahead Of Students
• Housing Projects and Public Education
• Our Fading Heritage - Lack Of Civic Knowledge
• Analysis of Charter Schools
• Tying School Funding To Goals
• Overcoming Inequality: Why Governance Matters
• Magnet School Programs Struggling Despite Successes
• College Affordability

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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.