The retired leader of the Alabama Education Association says the teachers' organization that he built into a political powerhouse is now in crisis.
Paul Hubbert wrote a letter to the AEA board of directors, saying the organization is in danger of losing its strong membership and financial standing.
Hubbert said AEA has management, financial and organizational problems. Hubbert particularly criticized the organization's dwindling reserve funds and investment in high-risk stocks.
Hubbert says he wrote the letter because he has concerns about the organization's health and the management style of the current executive secretary.
Current AEA Executive Secretary Henry Mabry says the issues are internal matters and will be handled by AEA's elected leaders. Hubbert led the AEA for more than 40 years before retiring in 2011 for health reasons.
