ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Education is partnering with the state’s leading business organization to support workforce readiness in rural school districts.
Working with the Georgia Chamber Foundation and the chamber’s Center for Rural Prosperity, the state will award $3 million grants to rural districts for projects designed to increase workforce readiness.
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