Tag: National 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 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).

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 president of the National Education Association (NEA) recently praised the Alabama Education Association’s work in the 2023 legislative session, including killing an education savings account bill.

The Alabama Republican Party on Saturday will vote to ban campaign contributions from National Education Association and the Alabama Education Association for its school board and superintendent candidates.

Teachers' unions have long been controversial in the United States, especially now, as polarizing discussions about public education in America are front and center.