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AEA lawsuit could save charter schools

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Education Association filed a lawsuit Monday against the Alabama Charter School Commission members and interim state superintendent Ed Richardson. And you should be on the AEA’s side. It doesn’t matter if you hate the AEA. It doesn’t matter if you hate public education. It doesn’t matter if … Continued

March 6, 2018

Education Trust Fund Budget to be voted on in Committee today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, the Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee held a public hearing on the Education Trust Fund fiscal year 2019 budget. Committee Chairman Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, said this is a very good budget. Education employees will receive a 2.5 percent pay increase across the board. The trust fund … Continued

February 7, 2018

Judge rules in favor of AEA in PEEHIP lawsuit, striking down health insurance rate hike

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Education Association has won a lawsuit alleging that the Retirement System of Alabama PEEHIP Board met illegally and improperly raised state employees’ health insurance rates. A Montgomery County Judge, Johnny Hardwick, issued the ruling Sunday in favor of the AEA. In the 13-page order, Hardwick agreed with … Continued

August 22, 2017

A teacher named Wendy

Education Matters By Larry Lee Wendy Lang is a longtime elementary school educator in Decatur, AL. She left the classroom a year ago to work for the Alabama Education Association. In 2016 she was asked to be a part of a fund-raising event for the Carnegie Visual Arts Center. She shares the wonderful story of … Continued

April 3, 2017

Prison central item for upcoming session

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers While the presidential race played out this year, several things happened in Alabama politics that went under the radar. First, a federal appeals court upheld the legislature’s banning PAC to PAC transfers. The new Republican legislative majority that marched into the Statehouse in 2011 set out to destroy and … Continued

December 14, 2016

Dues Checks-Off Back On

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Now that the Republican supermajority has successfully brought the once powerful Alabama Education Association (AEA) to heel, it appears the organization will, once again, be allowed to deduct membership dues directly from employees paychecks. According to insiders AEA can still lobby and promote public education, but must “certify” that it … Continued

August 4, 2016

Merrill Threatens Legal Actions Against Political Action Committees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, October 21, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) issued a warning to groups who may attempt to use out of state Political Action Committees (PACs) to hide the source of their funds. Secretary of State Merrill said, “It has been brought to the attention of the … Continued

October 22, 2015

Bentley Comments on AEA Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Once, the most powerful political entity in the state of Alabama, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) has had a string of defeats and down moments, since that fateful election of 2010, when then Alabama Republican Party Chairman State Representative Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) led a GOP tidal wave against 130 … Continued

October 21, 2015

Legislative Republican Leadership Stands In Agreement with Obama

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Few Republicans in legislative leadership admit sharing common cause with President Barack Obama, but when it comes to charter schools and Common Core they are in full agreement. It might come as a surprise to many conservatives that Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and House Speaker Mike … Continued

March 17, 2015