Birmingham City Education Association Governor's Forum April 27

A Gubernatorial Forum sponsored by the Birmingham City Education Association will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in downtown Birmingham.

The following candidates for Governor have confirmed, according to a press release. Republicans include: Dr. Robert Bentley, Bradley Byrne. Tim James, Charles Taylor and Bill Johnson. Democrats include: Ron Sparks. No word from Artur Davis.

The focus of the questions will be on education issues. Doors open at 6:45 pm. The school is located at 1800 8th Avenue North.

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“It is critical to have supporters of public education present as many of the candidates listed below continue to attack AEA,” Janice J. Charlesworth, Alabama Education Retirees Association executive secretary, said in a press release. “Please activate your telephone chains and encourage members to attend this forum. They will find it very informative.”

The moderator is Family Court Judge Brian Huff, who works closely with the local schools on dealing with discipline issues.

“Let’s get involved,” Charlesworth said. “As Dr. Hubbert stated at our Annual Meeting, this is one of the most important elections since he took the reins at AEA (and that’s 40 years!).”

For more information, contact Jocelyn Schilling at BCEA 205-323-1247 or by email at jocelyns@alaedu.org