DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
WHAT'S NEW: Gladys Clark of Thurgood Marshall Elementary-Middle School Teacher of the Year
The Detroit Goodfellows on June 14 announced the winner of the eighth annual Goodfellow Teacher of the Year contest — Gladys Clark, an eighth-grade teacher at Detroit Public Schools Community District’s (DPSCD) Thurgood Marshall Elementary-Middle School!
Detroit Goodfellows board members surprised Clark in her classroom with the news and presented her with a $200 gift card to buy classroom supplies. Additionally, she will be acknowledged at the Detroit Goodfellows Annual Tribute Breakfast this fall.
WHAT'S NEW: DFT Talks Teacher Shortage on CNBC
Our Donavon Gardner and Terrence Martin talk about American's teacher shortage challenge.
CLICK TO HERE TO WATCH http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/a-potential-teacher-crunch-looms.html
DFT General Membership Meeting Calendar
Below are the meeting dates for the school year 2019-2020
September 19, 2019
October 10, 2019
November 14, 2019
December 12, 2019
January 16, 2020
Februrary 13, 2020
March 12, 2020
April 16, 2020
May 14, 2020
June 11, 2020
Meeting Location
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
1358 Abbott Street
Detroit MI 48226
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Finally—it’s President-elect Biden
Patience—counseled by former Vice President Joe Biden all election week as Americans waited for votes to be counted—finally paid off Nov. 7, four days after Election Day, when Biden won in Pennsylvania and gained enough Electoral College votes to acquire a new title: president-elect. AFT President Randi Weingarten says the union’s leaders and members “can’t wait to get started” on the work ahead “with an administration that will embrace and fight for the values we hold dear.”
Your vote is your voice
AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest column outlines the urgency of using our voices—our votes—in this life-changing election, when we will make a choice “between President Donald Trump, who has trafficked in chaos, fear, lies and division, and former Vice President Joe Biden, who seeks to reverse Trump’s failures on COVID-19 and the economy, and to unite and uplift the American people.” Besides the four crises we face—a pandemic, an economic crisis, racism and a climate emergency—democracy itself is on the ballot, as Trump continues to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election.
‘Back to school’ like never before
In her September New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten says that going back to school has never looked like it does now. Weingarten explains that because of President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus, which has been chaotic, contradictory and inept, and the lack of federal guidance and funding, we’re seeing a patchwork of school reopening plans across the country.