American Federation of Teachers

The Michigan Supreme Court says the state must return more than $550 million to school employees who had money deducted for retiree health care.The court…

Teachers unions held early morning rallies today at schools across Michigan.Teachers and others took part in so-called ‘walk-in’ events in Detroit,…

A survey of educators in Michigan shows many teachers are feeling demoralized by state mandates and a lack of funding. Eleven-thousand teachers across the…

Teachers and staff at Detroit’s first unionized charter school have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement.Teachers at Detroit’s Cesar Chavez…

Teachers and staff at a Detroit charter school are pressing forward with an effort to unionize.Teachers at the Cesar Chavez Academy have filed to hold an…

Vice President Joe Biden says Republicans have stopped believing in the concept of public education.Biden made those comments as he rallied thousands of…

Bolger and Schmidt answer to complaints about breaking campaign finance lawsState House Speaker Jase Bolger and state Representative Roy Schmidt have a…

The American Federation of Teachers is in Detroit for the group’s annual convention.And they’re taking it to the streets—and to Detroit Public Schools’…

The Republican-led legislature approved a measure that would prohibit schools from automatically deducting union dues from the paychecks of school…

The leader of the nation’s second-largest teacher’s union made a pitch for empowering teachers in Detroit. American Federation of Teachers President Randi…