Tag: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

‘Slandering our scholars’ — Birmingham AFT president slams Tuberville by boasting of schools with all proficiencies in the red

In response to three-year-old comments made by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) on the quality of inner-city education, the president of the Birmingham American Federation of Teachers (AFT) attempted to “fact check” Tuberville by highlighting the school system’s “improvement,” while glossing over the overall failure in the system.

Report: Alabama Dems benefiting from NEA, AEA dues alongside radical pro-abortion, LGBTQ+, DEI groups

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. 

'Really disappointed' — Birmingham teacher union president disavows backlash over ‘woke’ preschool teachers' manual

Gov. Kay Ivey announced the resignation of an education official last week after reviewing a preschool teacher manual that her office said contained “woke” ideas. A Birmingham teachers’ union leader is now defending the official.