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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS



Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees Meeting Report - January 2023
Teachers Retirement System (TRS) held its bimonthly meeting Jan. 25, 2023. The TRS net position at the end of December was...

Sean DeVetter
Feb 3, 2023


Day 12: AFY23 Passes House; House Ed Discusses Literacy, Funding, Charter Schools, & More
Literacy Top Item for House Education Committee House Education Committee members got a look at strategies the Georgia Department of...

Legislative Team
Feb 2, 2023


Day 11: House Ed Budget Changes, Kemp's Safe Schools Act, Literacy, Vax Mandate Prohibition
House Budget Writers Offer Changes to Gov. Kemp’s 2023 Spending Plan The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the...

Legislative Team
Feb 1, 2023


Day 10: Joint Education & Retirement Committees Meet
Literacy in the Spotlight at Joint Senate Education Meeting State School Superintendent Richard Woods described several literacy-focused...

Legislative Team
Jan 31, 2023


Day 9: Ed Bills Likely to Be Heard in Committee: Capital Outlay, Alternative Schools, Panic Buttons
Slow day in House and Senate – Education Legislation to Watch Neither the House nor the Senate voted on legislation Monday, Jan. 30, and...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 30, 2023


Day 8: Focus on Paraprofessionals, House Ed Meets
PAGE Issue Brief Underscores Importance of Addressing Challenges in Georgia’s Paraprofessional Workforce State leaders have recently...

Legislative Team
Jan 26, 2023


Day 7: Governor Kemp's 2023 State of the State Address
Pay Raises Keep Best and Brightest in the Classroom Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted investments in public education, including the educator...

Claire Suggs
Jan 25, 2023


Day 6: Private School Voucher Expansion Introduced in House
Join us Tomorrow for a PAGE Webinar on Proposed AFY23 and FY24 State Education Budgets Please register today (Tuesday, Jan. 24) to join...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 24, 2023


Day 5: AFY23 Education Budget Discussion, Including Sharp Employer Health Insurance Cost Increase
The House Appropriations Education Subcommittee convened briefly to hear Georgia Department of Education Chief Financial Officer Rusk...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 23, 2023


Joint Appropriations Hearings
Lawmakers Dive Into Gov. Kemp’s Education Funding Proposals Members of the House and Senate appropriations committees learned more about...

Legislative Team
Jan 19, 2023


State Board of Education Meeting Report - January Meeting 2023
At its brief one-day January meeting, the State Board of Education (SBOE) adopted standards for several CTAE pathways and initiated a...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 18, 2023


Day 4: Expanded Education Investments in Governor’s Budget Proposals
As described in Gov. Brian Kemp's inaugural address, he proposes a $2,000 pay raise for teachers and other certified staff in his Fiscal...

Claire Suggs
Jan 13, 2023


Day 3: Gov. Kemp Proposes $2K Pay Raise for Teachers, Pre-K Teachers, and Certified K-12 Personnel
Gov. Kemp Proposes Teacher Pay Raise at Swearing In In a joint session of the House and Senate, Gov. Brian Kemp was sworn in for his...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Jan 12, 2023


Day 2: Educator Pay Raise Announcement Expected Thursday; Both Chambers Approve Rules
Educator Pay Raise Announcement Expected Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to announce a pay raise for educators on Thursday, Jan. 12,...

Legislative Team
Jan 11, 2023


Day 1: 2023 Session Opens with Rep. Jon Burns Elected as House Speaker
2023 Georgia Legislative Session Convenes The state House kicked off the 2023 Georgia legislative session by convening for Legislative...

Josh Stephens
Jan 9, 2023


State Board of Education Meeting Report - December Meeting
At its December meeting, the State Board of Education (SBOE) received an update on English Language Arts (ELA) standards, approved a...

Margaret Ciccarelli
Dec 20, 2022


State Board of Education Meeting Report - November Meeting
The State Board of Education (SBOE) approved new English Language Arts standards for public review in anticipation of final approval of...

Legislative Team
Dec 2, 2022


Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees Meeting Report November 2022
Teachers Retirement System (TRS) held its bimonthly meeting Nov. 16, 2022. The TRS net position at the end of October was...

Sean DeVetter
Nov 30, 2022


Georgia Professional Standards Commission Meeting Report - November 2022
The following topics were discussed during the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s (GaPSC) monthly meetings Nov. 9-10, 2022:...

Leonard Williams
Nov 29, 2022


Georgia Professional Standards Commission Meeting Report - October 2022
The following topics were discussed during the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s (GaPSC) monthly meeting October 12-13, 2022:...

Leonard Williams
Oct 25, 2022
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