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GAE Settles $160K Lawsuit Concerning Teacher Contracts in DeKalb County
“GAE is the best professional investment I’ve ever made,” said an elated Chayka Bettis. Ms. Bettis and GAE member Leslie Hein served as plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against DeKalb Schools after the district took $750 from their final paycheck in 2014 as liquidated damages. Read Complete Story | More Legal Wins
DeKalb member selected as 2018 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow
“To be chosen for this fellowship indicates the level of knowledge and drive she has to help her students reach their potential. Congratulations to Ms. Robinson, her school, her local association - ODE, and especially her students who will reap the benefits of this recognition and opportunity.“ Read more
Cedartown Educator to Receive NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence
Grady BOE approves $50,000 settlement for fired guidance counselor
Fear and Longing: Life for Students with Undocumented Parents
KNOW Magazine
Volume 15, Issue 1:
GAE's plans to help and recruit millennials; How educators can help students filter fake news; GAE elections and proposed redistricting; Spring RA; How a bill becomes a law; and more!
On The Frontline
- Grady BOE approves $50,000 settlement for fired guidance counselor
- Georgia school fights raise concerns about classroom safety
- Gwinnett speller falls short of finals at Scripps National Spelling Bee
- Buckhead's Garden Hills Elementary honored by Georgia for customer service
- Gwinnett student wins Georgia Spelling Bee; runner-up from Cobb
Impacting Our Profession
- Students make gains on Spring 2017 Georgia Milestones Assessments
- Study: With more U.S. children living in high-poverty neighborhoods, schools will see impact
- New snapshot of America’s changing classrooms: Fewer white and black students; more Hispanics.
- Our schools are becoming more segregated. Do parents care?
- House Appropriators Snub Trump, DeVos School Choice Agenda
Political Capital
- Bill With More Than $2 Billion in Teacher-Training Cuts Advances in House
- Georgia charter schools queried on low performances
- Trump Order Seeks To Limit Federal Role In K-12 Education
- Trump Budget Would Make Massive Cuts to Ed. Dept., But Boost School Choice
- Did Betsy DeVos just ask states to ignore part of federal education law?
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Joining NEA edCommunities means sharing your commitment and dedication through an open exchange of strengths and resources with thousands of other education professionals. Free and open to all, NEA edCommunities is driven by you to foster student success.
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Upcoming Events
- International Youth Day – Resources on August 11, 2017
- National Senior Citizens Day on August 20, 2017
- Shemini Atzeret (begins at sunset on 10/11) on October 11, 2017
- United Nations Day on October 24, 2017
- Halloween – Click for Resources on October 31, 2017
- Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month on November 1, 2017
- Daylight Savings Time Ends on November 5, 2017
- Election Day on November 7, 2017
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47th Spring Convention Results, Speeches and Pics
Assistance for GAE members affected by FEMA-declared disasters
GAE Webinars: Local Affiliate Tax Exempt Reporting
