What are the benefits of joining PAGE?
Protection. Advocacy. Growth. Economy.
Professional Association of Georgia Educators is the state's largest association for educators, serving teachers, paraprofessionals, support personnel, and students. We provide the best in membership, legislative and legal support. PAGE offers educators coaching and professional learning that enhances competence, confidence and leadership skills and students opportunities to learn and grow in the craft of teaching and to achieve academically and have those achievements recognized.
LEGAL PROTECTION
$1 million liability coverage*, $10,000 legal defense coverage*, and one-on-one guidance from our expert legal team.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
Personalized coaching provides strategies to overcome challenges; professional learning offers growth-focused learning to help you thrive.
TEACHER PIPELINE
High school programs encourage exploration of the profession. College modules prepare teacher candidates. Member services and supports enrich your career.
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
Your voice with legislators and policymakers. Advocacy includes educator pay, Teachers Retirement System (TRS), school funding, and school safety.
GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
More than $125,000 awarded annually to support professional growth as a Georgia educator and provide classroom resources.
TEACHER AND STUDENT PROGRAMS
Honoring educators and students through STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) and supporting academics through student competitions.
*Coverage is limited to activities performed in a professional capacity, i.e., those duties required as a school or district employee.
Walton High School's Inan and Hollingsworth
Named 2024 PAGE State STAR Student, Teacher
Runners-Up Are Mahajan and Rachkovskiy of Gwinnett School
of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Academic achievement shimmered at this year's PAGE State Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) banquet! Omer Mustafa Inan, second from right, a senior at Cobb County's George Walton High School, is the 2024 PAGE State STAR Student. Tamara Hollingsworth, second from left, an English Teacher at Walton, is the PAGE State STAR Teacher. With them are Vickie Hammond, left, a member of the PAGE Board of Directors, and PAGE Executive Director Craig Harper. This year, the PAGE STAR Student program recognized more than 600 students from throughout Georgia. Twenty-six region winners competed for state STAR honors.
Ready, Set, READ!
READBowl is a free, national reading competition that encourages students from PreK through 12th grade to read daily in a fun and competitive environment. The competition runs from January 13 to February 7, 2025, and concludes with the “World Champions of Reading” being crowned on Super Bowl Sunday, February 9.
Georgia’s elementary, middle, and high school READBowl Champions will also be recognized at the Georgia State Capitol on February 25, 2025, with honors presented by Gov. Brian Kemp, Georgia Reads Coach Malcolm Mitchell, and other state leaders.