Georgia Partnership's Field Notes

In part four of the "Voices from the Ground" series of the Georgia Partnership's Field Notes, Merrill Kemp-Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connect with Dr. Kermit Gilliard, Superintendent of Grady County Schools , to discuss his strategy for leading the school district and supporting the community through the COVID-19 crisis.

In part three of the "Voices from the Ground" series of the Georgia Partnership's Field Notes, Merrill Kemp-Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connect with Zoe Myers, Executive Director of the Cook County Family Connection , to talk about how her community is leveraging partnerships to navigate the COVID-19 crisis.

In part two of the "Voices from the Ground" series of the Georgia Partnership's Field Notes, Merrill Kemp-Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connect with Rachale LaVoie, Community Outreach Coordinator for Child Care Resource & Referral of Southeast Georgia to talk about the challenges facing the childcare industry in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis...

In part one of the "Voices from the Ground" series of the Georgia Partnership's Field Notes, Merrill Kemp-Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connect with Dr. Bronwyn Ragan-Martin, Superintendent of Early County Schools , to discuss how she is leading her district through the fear and uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis, while anticipating the instruction...

In episode four of the Georgia Partnership's Field Notes, Merrill Kemp-Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connect with educators and leaders across Georgia to reflect on some of the good education-related work that happened in Georgia during the 2010s and discuss how we might carry that momentum forward.

In episode three of Field Notes, Merrill Kemp-Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education dive into a discussion with education writer and rural education expert, Alan Richard, to spotlight Georgia-specific findings from Why Rural Matters , a new report from the Rural School and Community Trust . 

In episode two of Field Notes , Merrill Wilcox and Robert Gaines of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education spotlight the positive outcomes emerging from the Bartow Literacy Council 's cross-sector efforts to improve literacy across the Bartow County (GA) community. 

In this brief introductory episode of Field Notes, Robert Gaines and Merrill Wilcox of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education explain the "Why?" behind the organization's decision to launch a podcast, digging into the genesis of the idea, the intended audience, and long-term vision for spotlighting the good work happening in Georgia through partnerships between the business and educat...