House Resolution 1318
By: Representatives Erwin of the 32nd, Townsend of the 179th, Corbett of the 174th, Persinger
of the 119th, and Gambill of the 15th
A RESOLUTION
Commending the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and recognizing
PAGE Day on Capitol Hill; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is the state's largest
organization for professional educators with more than 94,500 members who are teachers,
administrators, and support personnel employed in every school system in Georgia; and
WHEREAS, PAGE was founded in the 1970s with the mission to make Georgia a better
place for students to learn and for teachers to teach; and
WHEREAS, the PAGE Foundation sponsors the Academic Bowl for middle grades, the
Georgia Academic Decathlon for high school students, and the Student and Teacher
Achievement Recognition (STAR) program; and
WHEREAS, PAGE has promoted teaching as a profession by sponsoring local chapters of
the Future Georgia Educators in middle and high schools across the state; and
WHEREAS, PAGE provides legal protection and professional learning to enhance
competence and confidence, build leadership, and increase student achievement; and
WHEREAS, PAGE actively participates in the legislative process each year, working to
improve education and student achievement while promoting a positive and professional
working relationship with legislative representatives across the state; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2026, PAGE members and leaders will gather at the state
capitol to meet with their local legislators.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body commend the Professional Association of Georgia Educators for
its advocacy and support of educators and education as well as recognize February 17, 2026,
as PAGE Day on Capitol Hill.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the
Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE).