Tag: ALABAMA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

During a Tuesday interview on Huntsville WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) reacted to the report that Alabama teacher union payroll deductions are helping fund more than $660 million in contributions from national unions to far-left organizations and left-wing political groups, calling it "utterly ridiculous."

A new report by Defending Education shows that Alabama teacher union payroll deductions are helping fund more than $660 million in contributions from national unions to far-left organizations and left-wing political groups. 

The National Education Association (NEA) is advertising May Day protests and marches across Alabama, with the aim of a one-day economic boycott, opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and calling for “tax the rich.”

The AEA sends out a weekly legislative alert to their members last week the group failed to alert their members of a HB666 impacting education unions but while AEA has declined the opportunity to comment, others have come out in support of the legislation.

Rusty Brown from the Freedom Foundation outlined the groups mission to free teachers across the nation from the pervasive political agenda of progressive teachers’ unions

Of the contributions made by Alabama Voice of Teachers for Education, the AEA political action committee contributed over half to Republicans, totaling $420,000.

The Freedom Foundation, a national non-profit organization that has defended and represented public union employees nationwide, has come to Alabama ready to take on the Alabama Education Association (AEA).

Montgomery is a very different place now than when Republicans first won control of the legislature in 2010 — a difference that is most evident by how the governing GOP majority has come to view the Alabama Education Association (AEA), its political work and the political contributions it makes from Alabama Voice of Teachers for Education (A-VOTE), the organization's political action committee.

Dawn Fields, a third-grade teacher at Huntington Place Elementary School in Northport, holds strong opinions about the Trump administration and current events, and she's not afraid to let the world know how she feels.

State Rep. Susan DuBose a staunch supporter and proven champion of Alabama's teachers highlighted the damage that the AEA done to teacher recruitment and retention, the group took her quotes out of context targeting her on their FB and newsletter.

During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) expressed a positive outlook on the current environment for school choice while criticizing the Alabama Education Association (AEA), the state’s teachers’ union and republican candidates taking their money.

“AEA will be involved in the lawsuit to secure tax revenue for the ETF,” the organization's legal team said.

Three leading homeschool organizations in Alabama are thanking Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl for not just taking the initiative to reach out to the Alabama Education Association but for making that conversation public knowledge.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl took to the airwaves on Tuesday to clarify his and the party’s relationship with the Alabama Education Association and to dispel some of the misinformation spread by AEA consultant Brad Presnall, who made it sound like the relationship was stronger than it is.

Just days after his first interview, Brad Presnall, a contracted consultant for the Alabama Education Association, appeared on WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show" to double down on previous remarks touting the group's newfound conservative bona fides. This time, he shockingly made the comparison between AEA and foreign dictators, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. 

On Friday, Brad Presnall, a contracted consultant for the Alabama Education Association (AEA), appeared on WVNN's "The Yaffee Program" to respond to critical reporting of his organization and its stance on conservative education priorities, including school choice and homeschooling.

A recent report by the Alabama Policy Institute (API) provided specific details on the relationship between the Alabama Education Association (AEA) and the National Education Association and explained how some NEA content for teachers may violate state law.

The AEA is the state affiliate of the National Education Association, the teachers’ union. Wahl says that, when it comes to the group, he follows the mantra of former President Ronald Reagan: “trust but verify.”

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl recently spoke with representatives of the Alabama Education Association regarding public comments on homeschooling legislation.

Five thousand eight hundred children who were enrolled in Alabama’s K-12 public schools last year did not return this year.

The Mobile mayoral race caused the AEA's conservative Christian mask to drop when they pitched in $100,000 to support Democrat Barbara Drummond.

The offending social media posts have ranged from openly celebrating the assassination, calling for more violence, blaming the victim, or posting other offensive and insensitive comments. Public outcry has been swift and unified about educators, medical professionals, and others in positions of public trust.

The Alabama Education Association applauded Gov. Kay Ivey for signing into law legislation granting Alabama's school workers access to compensation for on-the-job injuries.

The Alabama Education Association (AEA) continues to push for educators’ workman’s compensation bill while the House delayed voting for at least another two weeks.

The Alabama Education Association (AEA) is encouraging its members to contact lawmakers ahead of the 2025 legislative session to “limit the damage” of Alabama’s 2024 school choice legislation.

Deeply embedded within every school across the state, the American School Counselor’s Association is pushing radical ideas directly conflicting with Alabama laws.

After a slew of online threats made against Alabama schools and a school shooting in Georgia earlier this month, the Alabama Education Association is taking the opportunity to boast of its legislative efforts in passing a teacher’s bill of rights and encourage teachers to join the AEA.