school across Alabama Krista Johnson Montgomery Advertiser Alabama schools are facing an “instructional crisis,” state superintendent Eric Mackey said as preliminary enrollment reports show more than 5,000 students have not logged on or showe for class this year. “I’m very concerned about it,” Mackey said. “It’s a very difficult year instructionally and that doesn’t even touch the…
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Coronavirus cases rising in Alabama K-12 schools: 2,261 new cases reported this week
Updated 11:32 AM; Today 11:32 AM By Trisha Powell Crain Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Alabama’s K-12 schools, and for the second week in a row, that number jumped by a lot. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health dashboard, a total of 2,261 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in 125 school districts…
Schools are closing for millions of kids as teachers get sick and COVID cases surge. Some districts are holding out.
Erin RichardsElinor AspegrenUSA TODAY November 20, 2020 The dominos are beginning to fall at America’s schools. After weeks or months of operating in person, schools are shifting students back to remote learning as the nation grapples with soaring COVID-19 infections. Starting Monday, millions more students will be connected to their teachers only by whatever internet or phone connection…
Thousands of students haven’t shown up for in-person or online school this year in Alabama
by James Gordon Monday, November 16th 2020 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — Education leaders across Alabama are now trying to account for more than 5,000 students who didn’t show up for in person or online school this year. The number is staggering and many believe the decline is COVID-19 related. Some have gone to private schools,…
Vestavia Hills Board of Education approves hazard pay for employees
By WBRC Staff| November 17, 2020 at 8:00 AM CST – Updated November 17 at 8:00 AM VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WBRC) – The Vestavia Hills Schools Board of Education has approved a $400 one-time hazard pay for employees. There are about 898 employees eligible. We’re told employees will receive it around mid-December. The approval came during…
Alabama’s K-12 schools report a 50.7% increase in COVID-19 cases over last week
by Brad Gunther, Friday, November 13th 2020 Students walk with masks in a school hallway during the COVID-19 pandemic (SBG San Antonio) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Alabama’s K-12 school systems are reporting a 50.7% increase in new COVID-19 cases since last Friday. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health K-12 COVID Dashboard, school systems statewide saw…
‘Thank Alabama Teachers Week’ honors educators across the state
by SUMNER HARRELL, Sunday, November 15th 2020 Teacher & students at Alabama STEM Education in Bessemer are required to wear masks in summer camp classroom. (ABC 33/40) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — The Alabama State Department of Education announced educators across the state will be honored with ‘Thank Alabama Teachers Week’ beginning Monday, November 16 through Saturday, November…
More than 50 quarantined after COVID-19 outbreak at the Alabama State Department of Education
Updated Nov 13, 2020; Posted Nov 12, 2020 By Amy Yurkanin | More than 50 employees at the Alabama State Department of Education have been placed on quarantine in the last two weeks due to coronavirus, said State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey at a Thursday board meeting. Mackey said a number of employees in one section…
School enrollment dropping in Alabama
By WSFA Staff| November 15, 2020 at 11:41 AM CST – Updated November 15 at 5:41 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Alabama Superintendent of education Eric Mackey says the state is dealing with a historic drop in student enrollment. Leaders are now trying to account for more than 5,000 students who didn’t show up for in person…
Many Alabama schools return to remote learning before Thanksgiving
Alabama school districts reported 1,592 positive cases last week, up 536 cases from the previous week. November 16, 2020 ByJohn H. Glenn Despite the state saying there are no plans for a statewide move to remote learning, numerous local systems across the state have begun transitioning to remote learning after a large number of COVID-19…
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