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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
Projected Shortfalls in Postsecondary Enrollment Capacity in the Inland Empire by 2030
By 2030, the shortfall in enrollment capacity at Inland Empire postsecondary institutions could potentially result in thousands of qualified students being denied a seat,...
Growing Inland Achievement President and CEO, Dr. Carlos Ayala, to Retire
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...
Enrollment at Inland Empire Community Colleges Still Recovering Post-COVID
In the years leading up to the pandemic following the Great Recession of 2007, Inland Empire colleges had been experiencing steady growth culminating in the region’s largest...
Grant Opportunities for Community Partners
The California Department of Education (CDE) recently released a request for applications for their College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) grant and Middle College Early...
Education Insight: Positive and Negative Impacts of AI in Local Education and Economy
About This Episode Season 3. Episode 3. Artificial Intelligence has landed in the Inland Empire; allowing high school students to explore Egypt or China in virtual reality....
Education Insight: How Education Changes Lives
About This Episode Season 3. Episode 2. Most of us look at school as a path to get us to a dream we already have. But here in the Inland Empire, it's common for students to...
Education Insight: Wraparound Supports and Student Success
About This Episode Season 2. Episode 11. This episode has little to do with classroom lessons but everything to do with local student success. In the aftermath of the...
GIA Cash for College Opportunity Drawing December 2022
Congratulations to our winners for the December 2022 Cash for College incentive program! GIA is giving away a total of $15,000 to help local students pay for college....
Education Insight: The Power of Together
About This Episode Season 2. Episode 10. This past month the Toward A Shared Vision education summit was held at the Riverside Convention center. It was aimed at bringing...
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.