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Rights at Night is a direct result of members' questions during a recent Zoom town hall meeting. It was decided that in order to keep members informed, GAE would conduct periodic Zoom meetings on topics of interest to the membership. -
Weekly LIVE discussion of topics of importance.
The Coronavirus
GAE lauds the prioritization of teachers, other school workers, for vaccinations
GAE responds to new CDC guidelines for reopening schools
GAE files lawsuit on the handling of public school reopenings
Member guidance on reopening of local public schools
Teachers Forced To Waive Their Civil Rights Sue Fulton County
GAE Statement on Making Teachers Essential Workers
GAE Op-Ed: An Open Letter to Georgia Families
Educators say local data should drive reopening decisions for our schools
GAE statement on COVID-19 and the work of our schools' ESPs
GAE Answers Members' Questions
News U Can Use
President Morgan reads for Read Across America w/the Children's Museum of Atlanta
GAE adamantly opposed to voucher bills HB 60 and SB 47
GAE supports 2 House bills addressing school waivers and for-profit school takeovers
GACE Training Workshop Dates and Registration
GAE Rally for Safe Schools (Video)
Educators Rally (Virtually) for Safe In-Person Instruction in Schools
(w/Superintendents' letter)
GAE responds to Gov. Kemp's Teacher Pipeline proposal
GAE Careers: Position Opening - Executive Director
GAE Position on Supt. Wood's List of Actions to Reduce High-stakes Testing Pressure
Paulding Member wins CalCas Music Grant for Her School
A Reflection on Our Current Times
Racial Justice in Education - A Resource Guide
KNOW Magazine
Volume 18, Issue 4
- Read about the recent Lobby and Learn webinar, step by step directions to access and update your profile on NEA 360, and more.
- Accolades for two Clayton County members — Janis McCalister and Dr. Mike Robinson.
- GAE members across the state protest the forced and unsafe reopening of their schools. Highlights efforts of members from Atlanta, DeKalb, Cherokee and Walker Associations!
- GAE Legal Services highlights winning a significant legal precedent on behalf of an Echols County member.
- The effort to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.
- TRS Column - Dr. Buster Evans
- GAE-Retired -Topics include: “Keep Up the Good Work,” and “Light at the End of Tunnel.”
- Everything you need to know about proposed amendments and candidate elections for delegate voting.
GAE In The News
- Kemp adds educators, other groups to COVID vaccination list - Augusta Chronicle
- Standardized Testing - WXIA-TV
- Georgia teachers going out of state to get vaccinated - AJC
- K-12 educators, staff of public and private schools, pre-school and child care educators and staff all eligible to get vaccine starting March 8 - Hometown Headlines
- Coronavirus: Georgia expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include teachers, other groups - FOX Jacksonville
- Georgia may add teachers to vaccine priority list - Augusta Chronicle
- GA teachers have been pushing Kemp for COVID vaccine eligibility. It may pay off soon - Macon Telegraph
- Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations to teachers - WSBTV
- CDC, local district study finds teachers may play key role in COVID-19 transmission - WSBTV Online
- Marietta City CDC study on COVID transmission - WSBTV
Upcoming Events
- Women’s History Month – Resources on March 1, 2021
- District Three Meeting on March 9, 2021 6:30 pm
- District One Meeting on March 11, 2021 6:00 pm
- GAE State Spelling Bee Championship on March 19, 2021
- Spring begins – See resources on March 20, 2021
- GAE-Retired Pre-Retirement Seminar on March 20, 2021 9:00 am
- GAE GACE Workshop Registration – Program Admission on March 20, 2021 9:00 am
- GAE GACE Workshop Registration – Program Content on March 20, 2021 1:00 pm
- District Four Meeting on March 22, 2021 6:30 pm
- Passover on March 27, 2021
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