Publications and Reports

We are pleased to roll out the final edition of The Detroit Teacher for the 24-25 school year. Thank you to all work locations and our members for contributing pictures and articles for us to use.

The 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
• Michigan School for Women Workers
• Hackathon @ Spain
• Canadian Educational Press Association
• Wayne State DFT Scholarship
• Retirees Summer BBQ

Articles found in this month's edition of The Detroit Teacher, April 2025.

• MEJC Advocacy Day
• Hands Off! Across Metro Detroit
• Solidarity Wednesdays
• Detroit Mayoral Candidate Forum
• Member Spotlight: Jodi Willard
• Oath of Office
• DFT in the Media
• Bethune Dance Program
• Crystal Lee Honors
• City of Detroit's Palmer Park

Here is the March 2025 edition of The Detroit Teacher.

Articles include:

• March 4 Education/Protect Our Kids
• Member Spotlight: Mary Ellen Riordan
• Women's History Month
• March is Reading Month
• Adult Ed @ DPSCD
• DFT Endowed Memorial Scholarship @ Wayne State
• Chess Tournament @ DPSCD

Here are the official candidate statements and voting instructions for the vacant Executive Board seat.

Here is the February 2025 edition of The Detroit Teacher.

The Detroit Teacher February 2025

Articles in this month issue include

• March4Education
• Call to Action by DFT Retirees
• Rally at Tim Wahlberg's office
• Black History Member Spotlight: John Elliott
• DFT Retirees BHM Commemorations
• Black Men in Unions Conference

We are pleased to roll out the January 2025 edition of The Detroit Teacher. We have shared a lot of information with our members. Please take the time to read through the articles.

The Detroit Teacher January 2025

Articles Featured Include

• Solidarity 2025 Message from President Wilson-Lumpkins

• Member Spotlight: Kevin Percy

• AFT Resources for Immigration

• DFT Leadership Team Oath of Office

• Glenda Booker on MPSERS

• DFT NFL Fans

• Union Plus Benefits

Here is the December 2024 edition of The Detroit Teacher.

Articles include

• Memoriam to Dr. Crystal Lee
• DFT Leadership Election Results
• "Most Dangerous Person is Randi Weingarten" NY Times article
• Thanksgiving Dinner @ Carleton
• Retirees Holiday Luncheon
• Wayne Hallway decorations

We are pleased to roll out this month's edition of The Detroit Teacher. Just a reminder that our goal is to feature each work location during this school year in our electronic newspaper. We know there are great things happening around the district, especially during the month of December, so let's highlight them. Be sure to send your photos with a brief description to our Communications Specialist, Vida Bonacci, @ VBonacci@dft231.com.

Read this month's edition here @ The Detroit Teacher November 2024

Articles Include

• Member Spotlight Cassandra Brown

• DFT Canvassing

• Student Mock Elections 

• Retirees Chapter: AgeWays

• Thirkell Happenings

• Union Made Gift Buying Guide for Holidays

Please read through the Special Election Edition of The Detroit Teacher. Directions for voting and candidate statements are provided.

The Detroit Teacher Election Edition 2024

We are pleased to roll out the October 2024 issue of The Detroit Teacher.

The Detroit Teacher October 2024

Articles Include:

• Tribute to Patrick Falcusan

• AFT Votes Bus Tour

• DFT Canvassing

• Bylaw Changes

• Career Tech Expansion @ DPSCD

• Ontario Teachers World Teacher Day

• Retirees Chapter: Oath of Office, topics in meeting are dementia and elder fraud

• Harvest Fest @ Golightly CTC