Georgia serves over 1.7 million students in a wide range of school types, including a large number of rural schools, a growing number of charter schools, and a strong and growing early childhood education system. With one of the broadest data collection and reporting systems in the country, Georgia advocates, families, researchers, and policy-makers are working to transform the state education landscape to include a high-ranking accountability system and growth performance for all Georgia students. With the strong leadership of the Southern Education Foundation, Partners for has grown our local network in recent years.