{{Infobox organization | name = Georgia Association of Educators | pronunciation = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | nickname = | named_after = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | logo = Georgia Association of Educators Logo.png | logo_size = 170px | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 = | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = GAE | mission = | predecessor = Georgia Education Association | merged_into = Georgia Teachers and Education Association | successor = | formation = {{start date and age|1970|05|09}} | founder = | founding_location = | extinction = <!-- use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | merger = | type = Professional association | tax_id = <!-- or | vat_id = (for European organizations) --> | registration_id = <!-- for non-profit org --> | status = 501(c)(6) | purpose = | headquarters = Tucker, Georgia<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nea.org//home/49853.htm |title=Georgia |website=National Education Association |language=en |access-date=2019-03-09 |archive-date=2020-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728155547/https://www.nea.org/home/49853.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | location = | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline, title}} --> | region_served = | services = | products = | methods = | fields = Education | membership = approx. 30,000 | num_members_year = 2018 | language = | owner = <!-- or | owners = --> | secretary_general = <!-- or | gen_sec for General Secretary --> | leader_title = President | leader_name = Lisa Morgan | leader_title2 = Vice President | leader_name2 = Sharon Doe | leader_title3 = Secretary-Treasurer | leader_name3 = Carly Shaw | leader_title4 = Executive Director | leader_name4 = Craig Carter | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ = | parent_organization = | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | website = {{URL|http://gae.org/}} | remarks = | former_name = | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} 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'''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.myajc.com/entertainment/books--literature/emory-professor-examines-how-school-desegregation-went-wrong/xVz9XRX5HQKlifbejPPeRM/ |title=Emory professor examines how school desegregation went wrong |last=Tuttle |first=Kate |date=2018-07-28 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=2019-03-09 |language=English}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gae.org/issues/18/Fact%20sheet%2018-19.pdf |title=Fact Sheet |website=Georgia Association of Educators |access-date=2019-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2018, the organization had about 30,000 members.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-educator-group-endorses-abrams-for-governor/cns7RbKPqZ8tRlxEsikRSO/ |title=Georgia educator group endorses Abrams for governor |last=Stirgus |first=Eric |date=2018-09-19 |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=2019-03-09 |language=English}}</ref>
== Notable members ==
* Katie Rinderle - first teacher to be fired under Georgia's 2022 censorship laws.
==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|https://gae.org/}} {{Authority control}}
Category:1970 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Teacher associations based in the United States Category:Non-profit organizations based in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Professional associations based in the United States Category:Trade unions established in 1970 Category:Educational organizations based in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations Category:Tucker, Georgia {{edu-org-stub}}