Alliance News
Governor Perdue's Call to Protect Public Education
Click the link above to view a video of Governor Perdue speaking about funding education in North Carolina.
Margaret Arbuckle: We Must Invest in Education
It is very disturbing that the critical need to invest in education to prepare our students for the challenges of the 21st-century economy, which was top of mind six months ago, has now been overshadowed by the current financial crisis. Read more»
2011 Education Summit
featured Keynote Speaker
Jim Goodnight
CEO, SAS Institute
2011 Education Summit
Over 500 community, business leaders and advocates for education came out November 9th to participate in a riveting program about the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education in today's business.
Skip Moore presented the 2011 Education Matters in Guilford County report and unveiled the newest AchieveGuilford initiative.
Superintendent Green spoke to the audience about the importance of community involvement and advocacy for public schools both to produce college or career-ready graduates and influence businesses to move to our area.
Dr. Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, encouraged the crowd to get involved in public education. He discussed the importance of providing the best education to enable our students to compete and achieve in a global society.
Dr Jim Goodnight, Superintendent Green and Dr Jim Ryan (Dean of the Joint School for Nanoscience and Nanoengineering) participated in a question and answer panel discussion moderated by Justin Catanoso of Wake Forest University.
Schools Urged to Hold Back Failing Students
News & Record 11/10/11
Guilford Education Alliance Releases annual Education Matters Report
News & Record 11/9/11
2010 Education Summit
On December 2, 2010, over 650 people gathered at the Koury Convention Center for the 2010 Education Summit.
They were presented with the 2010 Education Matters in Guilford County report and listened to a powerful keynote address by Ron Clark, American Teacher of the Year.
Ron Clark spoke eliquently about community involvement in schools, how to be creative in the classroom and motivating students.
Guilford Education Alliance staff and Board Chair with Ron Clark
Ron Clark
Panel Discussion: Ron Clark, Superintendent Green, Guilford County Board of Education Vice-Chair Amos Quick
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Our speakers all stated how important it is for the entire community to be involved in education, not just those who are directly involved via employment or having public school students in the family.
What are some ways that you can be actively involved with education?
- Volunteer at a school - read with a child, help teachers with tasks, offer a special program
- Attend Principal for a Day (hosted by Guilford Education Alliance) on February 23rd - shadow a principal and discover what a typical school day is like
- Advocate for appropriate funding for public school education from local, state, and national leaders
- Make contributions to Teacher Supply Warehouse and DonorsChoose.org
- Subscribe to the Guilford Education Alliance newsletter and pay special attention to news items related to education to be more informed
- Talk with your colleagues at work and your friends about the importance of supporting quality education for our community’s future
- Thank every teacher you know for the important work they are doing!