GBEA – Green Bay Education Association

GBEA Seminars and Financial Consultations

September 7, 2017

Join experts from WEA Member Benefits as they present a variety of free financial seminars to Green Bay public school employees. Click on the links below for more information and to register. >> Saving for Your Future: Why saving early and often is important Thursday, September, 28 4:30-5:30pm >> Don’t Be Jack – financial learning […]

Upcoming GBEA Events

July 25, 2017

Wednesday, August 9th Basics of Personal Finance (presented by Educators Credit Union) CANCELLED Wednesday, August 9th 1:00-2:00pm How to Read and Verify Your WRS Statement >> Sign up for this seminar<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-read-and-verify-your-wrs-statement-registration-35024165221> For More information: www.weabenefits.com/greenbayseminars

Spotlight on Locals: Green Bay Education Association

April 26, 2018 By Bill Hurley

In her latest Spotlight on Locals column, WEAC Vice President Peggy Wirtz-Olsen highlights the Green Bay Education Association, whose success is rooted in efforts to reach out to members and potential members and help them learn and grow as both educators and as union leaders. Programs include Emerging Voices, Early Career Learning Labs, Early Career Leadership Fellowship and National Board Certification support. “The greatest strength of the GBEA is that our members understand the value of unions — locally, statewide, and nationwide,” says GBEA Treasurer Dan Gage.

UW-Eau Claire education student says she is fearful, and we’re not doing enough to stop school violence

April 26, 2018 By Bill Hurley

In a column published by Education Week, UW-Eau Claire education student Rachel Badura – a member of WEAC Aspiring Educators – opens up about her fears of facing school violence as a future teacher. “As it is right now, I have to grasp that I could be asked to carry a weapon while I’m standing in front of my students,” she writes. “As it is right now, I have to seriously consider the fact that my body might become a shield if it means the difference between a child’s life or death. And I have to think about the fact that we are a nation so divided on this issue that almost nothing is being done to prevent more school shootings.”