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Author: The RedefinED Atlanta Team

What shrinking the U.S. Department of Education could mean for Georgia

[Aarti Sharma]’s concerned about families who rely on Title I and special education programs, which provide a variety of support services.
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Impact of potential federal spending cuts could hit Georgia’s education system

Aarti Sharma, the vice president of policy and advocacy for RedefinED Atlanta, said families and students who are homeless, who have special needs and come from low-income backgrounds would feel any cuts the most.
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2025 Atlanta 500: Education & Healthcare

Atlanta's leaders in Education and Healthcare
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RedefinED Supporter Kim Anderson Seeks to Break the Mold

Kim Anderson has been part of RedefinED Atlanta since before there even was a RedefinED Atlanta.
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Cobb School Board candidate forum: Democrats show out, Republicans MIA

RedefinED Atlanta co-hosts Cobb School Board candidate forum
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How Metro Atlanta Can Turn Around Chronic Absenteeism

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National Attendance Awareness Month serves as a critical reminder of the profound impact that regular school attendance has on our students’ futures, particularly here in Atlanta. While we face significant challenges—from the lingering effects of the pandemic to socio-economic barriers—it's essential to recognize that we have the power to foster change.
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RedefinED Atlanta Welcomes Tiffany Scott as the New AVP Development & Moves Tyler Burrell’s VP Operations & People

RedefinED Atlanta announces Tiffany Scott as its new Associate Vice President of Development and Tyler Burrell as Vice President of Operations and People
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RedefinED Atlanta’s 2022–24 Impact Report

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Our report details our progress from spring 2022-23 and spring 2023-24, sharing our milestones, highlighting our partners, and illustrating our commitment to race, equity, and inclusion.
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New Georgia Milestones scores show steady academic recovery post-COVID pandemic

New results from the annual Georgia Milestones tests show academic gains in the wake of the devastation of COVID-19, when […]

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Students spend summer creating mental health community board for APS

A group of students from several metro Atlanta districts is working to improve resources for students in Atlanta Public Schools […]

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Dr. Keith Colbert

Dr. Keith A. Colbert has served in the Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) system since 1998, starting his career as a fourth-grade teacher at Northcutt Elementary School. After a two-year tenure at Northcutt Elementary, he transferred to Morrow High School, where he served as a math teacher, special education teacher, and assistant head basketball coach. To gain insightful leadership experience, Dr. Colbert shadowed the administrative team, gained useful school leadership experience, and obtained a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Troy State University.

Dr. Colbert was selected as assistant principal of Mundy’s Mill High School (MMHS) in 2003 under the leadership of Dr. Anthony W. Smith. During his tenure at MMHS, he was instrumental in preparing the first class to graduate from the newly constructed school.

Dr. Colbert was recognized as a future principal leader in the district and was selected as one of twelve future leaders to participate in the principal preparation program, “A Forward-LEAP.” After completing this program, Dr. Colbert was appointed principal of Lovejoy Middle School in 2006, where he led more than 1,400 students. At the time, Lovejoy Middle School was the largest middle school in the district and considered underperforming. Dr. Colbert and his team led the school to substantial improvements in student achievement and were consequently selected as the 2008 Georgia PTSA Principal of the Year.

Driven to nurture a class of students from 6th grade to graduation, Dr. Colbert was appointed principal of Lovejoy High School in July 2009, where he served for seven years. He is one of the few principals in traditional high schools who is fortunate to have guided sixth graders to graduation with the Class of 2013. During his tenure at Lovejoy High School, the school was recognized as a Title I Rewards school in 2012 and 2013, SAT’s greatest gains school in 2012, and a USA News top high school in 2011. Dr. Colbert’s achievements led to a finalist for Principal of the Year for Clayton County Public Schools in 2011 and 2013.

In June of 2016, Dr. Keith A. Colbert was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Clayton County Public Schools.

Cayanna Good, Ph.D.

Dr. Cayanna Good serves as Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Impact at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), where she leads systemwide strategic planning and drives organizational improvement across all institutional pillars.
Previously, she served as Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Adult Education, overseeing statewide literacy initiatives, workforce alignment, and Georgia’s high school equivalency credentialing program.

Before joining TCSG, Dr. Good held leadership roles at the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, the Georgia Department of Education, Teach For America, and TNTP. Her career began in the classroom in Houston — an experience that continues to ground her unwavering commitment to equity, access, and opportunity for all learners.

Dr. Good earned her bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, her master’s from Georgia State University, and her doctorate from Mercer University. She serves as Chairperson of the State Charter School Commission, she is a member of the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a member of the Brookwood High School Local School Council.