Publications and Reports

The Detroit Teacher April 2024

Articles include:

• Member Spotlight Spring Hardy
• Collective Bargaining & the Union's Role
• Honor Roll for Building Rep PD attendance for 23-24
• Biden/Harris support
• Retirees Chapter: Detroit Bird Alliance
• Schulze Academy of Tech & Art Career Day
• FIRST Robotics-Jerry L White
• April DFT Solidarity Events

The Detroit Teacher May 2024

Articles include

• Condolences for Marvin Green Family
• NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner
• Biden Election News
• AFT Michigan Convention
• Staff Appreciation @ May General Membership Meeting
• Building Representatives Recognition Dinner

The Detroit Teacher Reading Opens the World 

Here is the March 2024 edition of The Detroit Teacher.

Articles include

• Member Spotlight Tanesha Vernon
• Biden accomplishments
• Black History Month commemorations at schools
• Happy 313 Day
• March is Reading Month Guest Readers

The Detroit Teacher for February 2024

Articles include

• Member Spotlight Willie Brown
• DFT Charter Day Celebrations
• AFT Endorses Biden/Harris
• Black History Award for President Wilson-Lumpkins
• World Cancer Awareness Day @ Drew

The Detroit Teacher January 2024

Articles include

• Member Spotlight Maria Purdu
• Proposal 2 of 2022 (Michigan)
• Special Olympics Award for Fisher Magnet Upper
• MLK Day commemorations

Here is the December 2023 issue of The Detroit Teacher.

Articles include

• Member Spotlight Christian Young
• Building Rep training
• FIRST Tech Challenge State Competition
• FIRST LEGO Challenge State Competition
• DFT History Lesson
• Retirees Holiday Luncheon

The Detroit Teacher November 2023

Articles include

• Member Spotlight Bridgette Rudolph
• Michigan Black Leader Awards
• Powerful Partnership Grant
• Houston, TX rally
• Legislative Updates in Michigan

The Detroit Teacher, October 2023

Articles include

• Member Spotlight Kathleen Wright
• Member Spotlight Jennifer Leija
• Legislative wins in Michigan
• Labor Day Parade 2023
• UAW Strike
• Activist Boot Camp 2023
• Building Rep PD

February-March 2023

Next week members will be electing one person to fill a vacancy on the executive board and three members of the Election Committee. To help you make an informed decision, the DFT Election Committee has asked each Executive Board candidate to provide a campaign statement. REMINDER: Voting will be in person at the general membership meeting. Specific details about the voting process will be sent next week by the Election Committee.  The candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Please scroll through the entire document.

Gavin Buckley

I am running for the