DFT Vice President Lakia Wilson Discusses DPSCD's Superintendent Search on Fox 2's "Let it Rip"
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Michigan Chronicle: AFT Detroit statement regarding Detroit Board of Education Superintendent Selection Process
“The American Federation of Teachers Detroit, at the request of its members, today called on the Detroit Board of Education to extend Interim Superintendent Alycia Meriweather an opportunity to interview as a finalist for the Detroit Public Schools Community District superintendent position.
Detroit Free Press: Interviews set in Detroit superintendent search
Meanwhile, several unions representing many Detroit educators are calling on the board to give current interim superintendent Alycia Meriweather a shot at the job. The board, they said in a news release, should extend Meriweather "an opportunity to interview as a finalist."
Detroit News: Union presses for Meriweather to be made DPSCD finalist
On Wednesday, the American Federation of Teachers Detroit said she should still be given an opportunity to interview.
AFT Leaders on the Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Concerning Detroit Schools
Statements from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, AFT Michigan President David Hecker and Detroit Federation of Teachers Interim President Ivy Bailey on today’s unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit against Gov. Rick Snyder and the Michigan State Board of Education, charging that the state is violating the U.S. Constitution by not providing students with their fundamental right of access to literacy skills and interventions.
Detroit Federation of Teachers on the $12 Million EAA Bailout in Education Legislation for Detroit
A statement from Detroit Federation of Teachers Interim President Ivy Bailey on the report that a $12 million, never-before-publicized bailout of the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan was slipped into the $617 million Detroit Public Schools bills package.
DFT on Gov. Snyder’s Decision to Appeal Teacher Pay Ruling
DETROIT—Statement by Ivy Bailey, interim president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, on Gov. Rick Snyder’s decision to appeal Court of Appeals ruling on teacher pay:
“When an attorney general refuses to assist a governor in an appeal, you know something’s wrong. Gov. Snyder refuses to return money taken illegally from school employees without any guarantee they would receive retirement health benefits. Some school employees are owed thousands of dollars—no small amount of money. Add this to the list of Snyder’s disrespectful actions, insults and attacks against educators. It’s unconscionable that he would waste taxpayers’ money defending an unconstitutional law.”
July 5, 2016
DFT on Bribery Allegations Against DPS Principals
Statement by Ivy Bailey, interim president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, on bribery and kickback allegations against several Detroit public school principals.
DFT on Bribery Allegations Against DPS Principals
For Release: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 DETROIT—Statement by Ivy Bailey, interim president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, on bribery and kickback allegations against several Detroit public school principals: “This situation saddens me to my core and is not what our students, educators and community expect from their school leaders. If the allegations are true, there is no justification for accepting bribes or kickbacks, or for any illegal activity. At the core of this apparent scheme is something that’s very real—horribly resourced public schools.