Growing Inland Achievement (GIA), on behalf of the Inland Empire’s cross-sector education and community partners, has joined the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network, becoming part of a national network of place-based partners that work together to create a future where youth can thrive. This milestone reflects both the Inland Empire’s urgent need for coordinated cradle-to-career…
CEO Panel Participants (Pictured left to right): Waheed Baqai, Kimberly Starrs, Edwin Gomez, Tomás D. Morales, Kelly May-Vollmar, and Ashish Vaidya On February 21, 2025, Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) and California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) partnered to host the 2025 PROPEL AI Symposium, bringing together educators, industry leaders, and community partners to explore how artificial…
INLAND EMPIRE, CA – Growing Inland Achievement (GIA), a nonprofit dedicated to improving educational and economic success in the Inland Empire, is gearing up for its 7th annual Toward a Shared Vision Summit. The event will take place at the Riverside Convention Center on October 8-9, 2024, bringing together local leaders to discuss and address…
California is grappling with a critical issue in its public education system: a low A-G completion rate among some high school student demographics. The A-G requirements, a sequence of 15 high school courses that students must complete to be eligible for admission to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems, serve…
Dr. Carlos Ayala speaks at GIA’s annual Toward a Shared Vision Summit. Photo by Growing Inland Achievement Ayala is credited with working with the GIA board and network partners to establish Growing Inland Achievement (GIA), as a 501(c)(3), IRS tax-exempt organization; more than doubling the size of the organization; and bringing more than 20M to…
