By GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students When the Promise All Atlanta Children Thrive (PAACT) citywide alliance launched last year, we obviously had no idea what challenges would be in store for all of us 2020. GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Georgia originally convened a group of community leaders from the public and private sector to examine the data, develop a strategic vision, and to […]
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Georgia’s Guardians Provide a Bright Shining Light in the Darkness
By Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS) The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented public health and economic crisis, one of the most daunting challenges our country has ever faced. Here at GEEARS, we have been busy advocating for the health and safety of the early education community, and working to secure state and […]
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Count Every Georgian, Especially Our Youngest Children
By Mindy Binderman The census may only happen once every ten years, but it will impact the lives of the youngest Georgians every day. Federal funding directed to Georgia is directly related to the Census. Georgia receives $2,300 per person each year in federal funding based on the final counts, and in total the state received over $1.6 billion in federal funding for programs that […]
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Time for Georgia to Focus on the Social-Emotional Health of Its Youngest Children
By Mindy Binderman, Executive Director, GEEARS Every child deserves the chance to build a strong foundation on which they can grow. Proper nutrition, medical care, and high-quality early education are all essential building blocks for a child’s development, and it’s no different when it comes to their social-emotional health. Research has found that positive and […]
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Georgia Loses $1.75 Billion in Economic Activity Annually as a Result of Child Care Challenges
By Mindy Binderman, Executive Director, GEEARS Georgia’s November jobs report showed that the unemployment rate hit the lowest percentage in state history, at 3.3%. That’s great news for Georgians but will make the fight to attract and keep good talent even more competitive and even more critical. If you or a member of your family has […]
