HOW GAE WILL FIGHT FOR YOUR PAY:
- GAE will encourage the Georgia State Legislature to invest in education
- GAE will speak out on the importance of professional development for Georgia educators
- GAE will lobby for an increase in income for educators
Resource Information on Pay Increase Initiative
- Before 2016, It had been 7 years since Georgia educators received a pay increase
- Georgia has fallen significantly behind the national average with regard to educators’ pay
- Lower than average pay is certainly an attributing factor of a shortage in qualified educators and is not competitive with other professions