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Birmingham AFT President Richard Franklin and Jefferson County President Vi Parramore discuss the effects that the BP Oil spill had on the education budget for Alabama.

Ed Schultz continues to fight for education in the South, with Richard Franklin, the President of AFT in Birmingham, Alabama.

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on May 08, 2013 at 9:51 PM, updated May 09, 2013 at 1:29 AM

Alabama Teacher of the Year Alison Grizzle. (File photo)

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alison Grizzle, a math teacher at Birmingham's P.D. Jackson Olin High School, is Alabama's 2013-14 teacher of the year.

Alabama State Superintendent Tommy Bice made the announcement tonight during a ceremony in Montgomery.

Grizzle said she was "humbled and honored" by the recognition but she needed to stand for the evening as a representative of Birmingham City Schools and her

AFT Alabama Members Rebuild After Tornado

AFT and Community members talk about recovery efforts in the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that ravaged the Greater Birmingham area at the end of April.

Videos

Birmingham AFT President Richard Franklin and Jefferson County President Vi Parramore discuss the effects that the BP Oil spill had on the education budget for Alabama.

Ed Schultz continues to fight for education in the South, with Richard Franklin, the President of AFT in Birmingham, Alabama.

Alison Grizzle of Birmingham City Schools named Alabama Teacher of the Year (video)

AFT Alabama Members Rebuild After Tornado

Ed Richardson's report accuses Birmingham School Board of Micromanagement