The Atlanta (Georgia) Partnership of Business and Education, a private nonprofit corporation, is an umbrella organization that coordinates a range of activities aimed at strengthening education in Atlanta's public schools. There are over 300 business members of the partnership, and a wide range of affiliated civic, educational, and religious organizations. The partnership was begun in 1981. This report provides the following: (1) a description of the partnership's origins, context, and support; (2) an overview of the partnership's components and budget, and a discussion of both the major program that is operated out of the partnership office, the Adopt A School Program, and other activities of the office; (3) a description of the Adopt-A-Student Program, which has chosen to remain outside of the partnership, but which is publicized in partnership materials; and (4) a discussion of the implications of the partnership for the Atlanta system. (BJV)