As many of you know, the recent law passed making association dues via payroll deductions for Alabama Education Association a "CRIME" is clearly a "HAIL MARY" attack on the part of our FORMER Gov. Riley! If this is not the case, then why are deductions still allowed to other organizations that belong to the same retirement system as teachers, lunchroom workers, custodians, bus drivers and classroom aides? It seems to be fashionable for our media to print anything negative pertaining to educational workers. As in any profession, there are bad apples. I will attest to the fact that the majority of the folks I work with everyday have a genuine love and concern for the young lives they influence. I choose to remember the days when educators were respected as a profession. The attraction certainly is not $$$$$.....As for charter schools, a quick look into other states that have tried this approach should convince the voters of Alabama it would be a mistake to attempt to fund another school system when we can barely keep the doors open on one!!!!!
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