We learned that light travels more slowly in glass than in air. Does this contradict the theory of relativity?

Yes.

Explanation:

Law of relativity in relation to light states that the speed of light in a vacuum does not depend on all the motion of the observers and that all motion must be defined relative to a frame of reference and that space and time are relative, rather than absolute concepts. This was formulated by Albert Einstein in 1905.

Light travels more slowly in gas than in air because it interacts with atoms of glass that made it way through it and the refractive index of glass is more than air. This does contradict the theory of relativity as the speed of lights travel slower in glass because it's motion is slow and it is not relative.

scattering of light by tiny particles in air to produce the colors we see on sky, is dependent on the following factors:

(i) wavelength of light

(ii) size of the scattering particle  

(iii) distance traveled by light through the atmosphere.

according to rayleigh's law of scattering, the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of its wavelength. shorter the wavelength, greater is its scattering. hence violet/blue light is scattered more than red.

sun's light is a composite light ( visible light) with wavelengths in the range 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red). as sunlight passes through our atmosphere, the molecules of air scatter light according to their wavelengths. during sunrise and sunset, the sun's position is below the horizon. hence light from the sun travels a greater distance in the atmosphere when compared to its position a noon.

as sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away and at the end of its journey in the sky, only red and orange wavelengths remain in the beam.

hence at sunrise and sunset, the sky appears reddish orange.