Publications and Reports

We are pleased to issue The Detroit Teacher May and June 2026

Here are some articles in this edition:

• August 2026 Primary Information
• Say NO to School Vouchers
• Jocelyn Benson Comes to DFT Meeting and Palmer Park
• Member Spotlight: DeVette S. Brown
• May Day 2026
• AFT Michigan Convention
• Frank Espinosa AFT
• Tea Party @ Ronald Brown
• Time Travel @ JLWhite
• Art Gallery @ Palmer Park

Enjoy reading the April 2026 edition of The Detroit Teacher.

The Detroit Teacher April 2026

Articles in this issue:

• No Kings Day III
• Weingarten Rights Explanation
• Election Committee Takes Oath of Office
• April Across the District

• DFT President at Lobby Day in D.C.

  
  

The Detroit Teacher March 2026

Articles in this issue

• Women's History Month
• March 4 Education Townhall
• Attitude of Gratitude Winners
• Tyrell Slappey Educator Award
• March is Reading Month
• Community Iftar
• Wayne State Giving Day
• Retirement Process 2026  

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Here is the February 2026 edition of The Detroit Teacher: The Detroit Teacher: February 2026

Articles found in this edition:

• Certificate of Appreciation for DFT Members
• Black History Month Bulletin Boards
• Invest in MI Kids update
• Member Spotlight: Donella Young
• AFT President Visits Detroit
• DFT is 95

• Organizing Fellows PD 

  
  

We are pleased to roll out the January 2026 of the newsletter.

Articles include:

• Statement by DFT President on MOVE/Elections 2026
• Invest in MI Kids February campaign
• Member Spotlight: Andrea Raiford
• Storytelling with the EVP @ Palmer Park
• Red DFT Wool Hats
• Communication From DFT

Here is the November/December 2025 issue of The Detroit Teacher.

Articles include

• Greetings from Felecia Slappy
• Invest in MI Kids Updates
• Member Spotlight Melzitta Davis
• Deprofessionalizing Educators & Nurses
• Building Rep PD for November
• Political Candidates Speak
• Raffle Winners at DFT
• DFT Attends AFT Regional
• Literacy Month @ Central
• DFT Retirees Holiday Luncheon

Here is the October 2025 issue of The Detroit Teacher.

Topics featured include:

• Meeting Quanita Cunningham and Jacqueline Washington
• Invest in MI Kids Ballot Initiative
• World Teachers Day
• Detroit City Council Members at General Membership Meeting
• No Kings Day October 18, 2025
• Union Professional Developments
• Labor Day 

Here is the September 2025 edition of The Detroit Teacher.

Articles Include:

• Invest in MI Kids Ballot Initiative
• Member Spotlight: Nathaniel Horn
• Labor Day March in Detroit
• Historic Merger with DFP
• We Are One Celebration
• DFT Retirees September
• EMU Honors Lakia Wilson-Lumpkins
• Middle School Teacher of the Year, Corrine Lyons

Articles found in this issue of The Detroit Teacher, Summer 2025

• DFT Town Hall Forum for Mayoral and City Council Candidates
• AFT AI Symposium
• AFT Teach 2025
• Michigan School for Women Workers
• DFT Anthony Wayne Society Recognition
• Retirees Summer Picnic
• Wellness Wednesday Topics
• President in the Media

We are pleased to roll out this edition of The Detroit Teacher.  Thank you to all work locations and our members for contributing pictures and articles for us to use.

Detroit Teacher May and June 2025

Articles found in this edition include

• Importance of Labor History by President Emeritus, Keith Johnson
• Solidarity Wednesday 
• No Kings Day
• Raffle Winners May General Membership Meeting
• Member Spotlight Theodore Sachs, Labor Attorney
• DFT Leadership Training
• Building Representatives Dinner
• Hackathon @ Spain

• Canadian Educational Press Association