EdQuest Georgia:
Charting Educational Reform

EdQuest Georgia highlights foundational policies proven to increase the education outcomes across the entire birth to work pipeline, while helping inform, engage and mobilize stakeholders – particularly in business, education, philanthropic, and policy making communities – to work together to support innovative and evidence-based education reform.

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Who We Are

Founded in 1992 by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Economic Developers Association, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education consists of business, education, community and government leaders who share a vision of improved education in our state.

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Where is Georgia Today?

This is an exciting time for education in Georgia, a time to reflect on past changes and to embrace future opportunities. With this occasion and the great responsibility to build a world-class education system, it is important to take note of the state's current benchmarks.

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Edquest Georgia Core Areas

Foundations for Learning

Policies must include supports from birth for families, schools, and communities so young children are healthy and have access to high quality early learning.

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Edquest Georgia Core Areas

Quality Teaching

Policies must be in place to provide quality teaching to students by providing supports for teachers in areas such as recruitment, retention, and professional development and learning.

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Edquest Georgia Core Areas

Quality Leadership

Policies should ensure high quality leadership both within schools as in teacher-leaders, counselors, and principals, and outside of schools such as superintendents and state leaders.

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Edquest Georgia Core Areas

Supportive Learning Environments

Policies should assist in creating supportive conditions in communities for learning outside of school, positive school climates, and social and emotional learning for students.

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Edquest Georgia Core Areas

Advanced Instructional System

Policies should support high standards, personalization of learning, innovation, a strong accountability system, and aligned curriculum.

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Clear Pathways to
Postsecondary Success

Policies must support career pathways and career tech programs within schools, college preparation, and ways to ensure success in colleges and/ or careers for all public education students.

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Adequate and Equitable Funding

Policies must ensure an adequate funding level for all students that is distributed in a way that ensures equity.

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Georgia STEAM Asset Map

The STEAM Asset map is a map designed to show where investments have been made in STEM and STEAM education across Georgia. STEM / STEAM are acronyms for the subjects of Science Technology Engineering (Arts) and Math. This map contains layers of information on local conditions, schools, out of school opportunities, and grants made in support of STEAM education.

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