PAGE Talks

Did you know teachers are more likely to become millionaires than attorneys or doctors? In this episode, PAGE Talks host Craig Harper, PAGE executive director, presents a conversation with Dr. Steve Frandsen about his book “The Millionaire and Me: A Teacher’s Guide to Becoming a Millionaire.” Steve is a career educator and administrator in a metro Atlanta school district. He presents five levers t...

In this episode, PAGE Talks host Craig Harper, PAGE executive director, presents a conversation with 2023 Georgia Teacher of the Year Michael Kobito. Michael is the AP Music Theory teacher and band director at Woodland High School in Bartow County, his alma mater. While attending college at the University of Georgia, he served two years as the drum major for the Redcoat Marching Band. Professional...

This episode is all about the design and implementation of benefits-based accountability for schools. Executive Director Craig Harper hosts this conversation with John Tanner, accountability researcher, author, and founder of bravEd , and Dr. Marc Feuerbach, superintendent of Cartersville City Schools , in Cartersville, Georgia. John is the leading designer of the PAGE initiative that resulted in...

This episode is all about the 2022 session of the General Assembly which begins Jan. 10. PAGE Executive Director Craig Harper hosts the PAGE legislative staff as they present member-driven legislative priorities , discuss the results of a recent member survey, preview the big issues expected this session, and consider what may happen with the state budget. Your PAGE Legislative Team Margaret Cicca...

This episode is all about what happened under the Gold Dome during the 2021 session of the Georgia General Assembly. You can access a written wrap-up report of the session as well as many other highlights and analyses on the legislative webpage HERE . Host Craig Harper, PAGE Executive Director, is joined by Legislative Services staff Margaret Ciccarelli, Josh Stephens, and Claire Suggs. Topics Dis...

This episode is all about COVID-19 vaccines as Georgia added all preschool to secondary educators to the eligibility list on Monday, March 8. Most districts have worked with their area health departments and providers to distribute the vaccine as efficiently as possible to those educators who want it. According to a recent PAGE survey, overall about 66 percent of educators want to take the vaccine...

This episode is all about legal rights related to COVID-19 vaccines. Effective Monday, March 8, all preschool to secondary educators became eligible for vaccination. Most districts are working with their area health departments and other providers to distribute the vaccine as efficiently as possible to those who want it. According to a recent PAGE survey, overall about 66 percent of educators want...

This episode is all about the 2021 session of the General Assembly which begins January 11. PAGE Executive Director Craig Harper hosts the PAGE legislative staff as they present member-driven legislative priorities , discuss the results of a recent member survey, preview the big issues expected this session, and consider what may happen with the state budget. In addition to these topics, they disc...

In this episode, Craig Harper, executive director of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, talks with Joseph Grenny – social scientist, researcher, best-selling author, and founder of VitalSmarts. In coordination with research partners and co-authors, Joseph developed the communications and relationship frameworks of Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, and other concepts de...

Meet five Baldwin County educators and learn a little about how they and their school district are meeting the challenges of school closures, distance learning, and all that it means for students and educators. When schools first closed due to COVID-19, PAGE surveyed our members to find out how educators and schools were dealing with the early days of the crisis. More than 15,000 educators respond...

Among survey findings from the PAGE COVID-19 Educator Impact Survey , four districts were identified by their educators as doing a particularly good job with the transition to distance learning. Not surprisingly, three were metro Atlanta districts known for their ongoing work with digital learning resources. The other district was Dalton Public schools – an independent city school system with abou...

PAGE Executive Director Craig Harper, Director of Legislative Services Margaret Ciccarelli, and Senior Policy Analyst Claire Suggs highlight many of the themes from our PAGE COVID-19 Educator Impact Survey. A summary report and a full report were released April 15, 2020.