The Educational Alliance is an ad hoc committee of GFPB, Inc. (Go Forward Pine Bluff) and consists of representatives from the education sectors within the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The Alliance’s purpose is to implement the L.E.A.P. (Leadership, Education, Accountability, Pipeline) initiative as recommended by the Education Pillar of Go Forward Pine Bluff. The

GFPB received a planning grant from the Walton Family Foundation (WFF) to plan the work to get more teachers certified and improve the quality of teachers in the area, and implement 75% of the recommendations by July 2022. Fletcher Education Solutions has been hired to help with this work. We are working educational partners in

The Educational Alliance is committed to encouraging degreed individuals to pursue non-traditional licensure. There are currently resources through the State Department of Education and Title II funds that support teachers as they work to increase the number of licensed teachers. As a long-term solution, the districts are working to implement the Teacher Cadet program which