Georgia Association of Educators

Georgia Association of Educators
AbbreviationGAE
PredecessorGeorgia Education Association
Merged intoGeorgia Teachers and Education Association
FormationMay 9, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-05-09)
TypeProfessional association
Legal status501(c)(6)
HeadquartersTucker, Georgia[1]
FieldsEducation
Membershipapprox. 30,000 (2018)
President
Lisa Morgan
Vice President
Sharon Doe
Secretary-Treasurer
Carly Shaw
Executive Director
Craig Carter
Websitegae.org

The Georgia Association of Educators is a union of public school educators in Georgia. It was established in 1970 when the Georgia Teachers and Education Association, which was black-only at the time (established in 1933 by Joseph Winthrop Holley), merged with the all-white Georgia Education Association.[2] It is a state affiliate of the National Education Association. Its members include teachers, school administrators, and professionals working in other roles in Georgia public schools.[3] As of 2018, the organization had about 30,000 members.[4]

Notable members

  • Katie Rinderle - first teacher to be fired under Georgia's 2022 censorship laws.

References

  1. ^ "Georgia". National Education Association. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. ^ Tuttle, Kate (2018-07-28). "Emory professor examines how school desegregation went wrong". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. ^ "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Georgia Association of Educators. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. ^ Stirgus, Eric (2018-09-19). "Georgia educator group endorses Abrams for governor". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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