Alabama Republicans are ‘leading the charge to decrease the influence of the NEA,’ says party chairman | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is “leading the charge” against state and national teachers’ unions’ influence on education policy, according to party chair John Wahl by banning campaign donations from the National Education Association (NEA) and the Alabama Education Association (AEA) in partisan statewide elections. Last week, the ALGOP executive committee voted to approve a […]
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ALGOP to consider rule change banning donations from NEA, AEA for school board, superintendent candidates | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is considering a ban on campaign contributions from the National Education Association (NEA) and the Alabama Education Association (AEA) for its school board and superintendent candidates. The AEA is a labor union representing Alabama’s public school teachers. In May, the organization took responsibility for and celebrated shutting down school choice […]
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‘Probably’ school choice bill coming in next session, but AEA still wields influence with GOP | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
On November 8, outgoing State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) will likely win the State Auditor election, replacing current State Auditor Jim Zeigler, who is term-limited. Although his days as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives are numbered, Sorrell said he expected a school choice bill to be considered in the upcoming legislative […]
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‘Criminal’ that GOP-led legislature hasn’t made school choice a priority; Blames AEA influence of colleagues for inaction | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Earlier this year, outgoing State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) brought what he deemed the “mother of all school choice bills,” formally called the Parent’s Choice Act. The legislation would have created so-called education savings accounts that would have followed students to the schools of their parents’ choice. The effort received tepid support from some of […]
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