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For Inland Empire Educational & Economic Success
Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) is a regional K-16 collaborative working to achieve educational and economic equity in the Inland Empire. GIA staff support this work by engaging a cross-sector network of education, government, nonprofit, and business institutions in the Inland Empire, working towards a shared vision of educational and economic success. GIA’s vision is that by 2035, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties will be widely recognized for their educated workforce, thriving communities, and vibrant economy that creates prosperity for all. Everyone who lives, works, studies, and conducts business in the Inland Empire plays a critical role in achieving GIA’s vision. Thank you for your collaboration and support.
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Recent News & Announcements
Recovering from Racial Inequities
Watch the Video Recording or Listen to the Audio Podcast BelowFull Video RecordingAudio PodcastIn this session, Dr. Shaun Harper shares practical tips and tools for...
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Redefining Student Success with an Equity Lens
Watch the Video Recording or Listen to the Audio Podcast BelowSession ResourcesAbout the Session In this session, educators engage in educational equity work by taking a...
New Equity Continuum tool helps organizations address inequities and eliminate racial, gender, and socioeconomic status biases
The tool is designed to support educational institutions in examining their current organizational cultures and structures. Growing Inland Achievement’s regional Equity...
Education Insight: The Value of a College Degree
About This Episode Season 1. Episode 8.So many people are asking what the value of higher education is right now. Is it worth it? What can you expect to make as a result?...
GIA Receives a $300,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation to support and strengthen community college promise programs in the Inland Empire.
As part of the CoPro2.0 initiative, short for College Promise 2.0, the grant will support research, programming, and scaling equitable, financially sustainable community...
Social-Emotional Learning (Part 2): Strengthening Adult Capacity Through Teacher and Staff Voice
In the second workshop in the Building Better from Disruption Series, participants gathered to hear from school leaders that are implementing innovative strategies that...
Teens and College: Inland Empire Student Perceptions, Plans, and Obstacles
Teens and College: Inland Empire Student Perceptions, Plans, and Obstacles Is college still valuable in the eyes of Inland Empire teens? An innovative “multimodal cognitive...
ECMC Foundation Provides $375,000 to Support Inland Empire Community Colleges
Grant funding will allow colleges to act on student feedback and recommendations for improvements. Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) is pleased to announce that ECMC...
Education Insight: Supporting Inland Empire Adult Learners
About This Episode Season 1. Episode 7.Over 24-percent of Inland empire adults have gone to college and dropped/stopped out, sometimes shortly before graduation. In this...
REGIONAL PILLARS OF SUCCESS
Increase educational attainment, with specific emphasis on accelerating success for historically marginalized student groups.
Foster an efficient, high-quality education system that creates equitable access for all students.
Build equitable structures in education to eradicate systemic racism.
Fuel a robust future economy that increases equitable career opportunities and employment.
Eliminate the chasms in wealth, income, and poverty rate which disproportionately affect people of color.