Updated 11:22 AM; Today 10:58 AM By Leada Gore | lgore@al.com Alabama teachers will likely receive the COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming months, officials said. Teachers, both public and private, education staff and childcare workers are in […]
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130 New York City school buildings are closed due to Covid-19 cases
From CNN’s Elizabeth Stuart In New York City, 130 school buildings are currently closed due to cases of Covid-19. One hundred of those buildings are under a two-week closure, and an additional 30 buildings are under a 24-hour […]
Money coming from Washington D.C. to help Alabama schools
82 billion in relief funds for education By Randi Hildreth| BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – More money is coming from Washington D.C. to help schools as they face challenges during the pandemic. Congress approved $82 billion in […]
For some Alabama schools, it’s home before and after the holidays as COVID cases surge
Updated Dec 11, 2020; Posted Dec 10, 2020 By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com Baldwin, Shelby, and Montgomery county schools are planning to delay in-person classroom learning by one week when the second semester begins next month. But […]
Thousands of Alabama teachers worried about reopening schools
Updated Jul 22, 2020; Posted Jul 22, 2020 By Trisha Powell Crain | tcrain@al.com As Alabama pushes to reopen schools in a couple of weeks, and coronavirus cases continue to rise, some teachers are asking whether it’s […]
Education in Alabama in 2020: A look back
Updated Dec 31, 2020; Posted Dec 31, 2020 By Trisha Powell Crain | tcrain@al.com Coronavirus was still new to most when state officials made the announcement on March 13 that all schools would shut down to keep the virus […]
The Debate About School Safety Is No Longer Relevant
Even in places where schools want to reopen, too many teachers are sick or quarantining for classrooms to operate, and substitutes cannot fill the void. January 4, 2021 6:00 AM ET Elliot Haspel, Author For […]
Gov. Kate Brown wants Oregon kids back on campus Feb. 15, but many teachers won’t be vaccinated by then
By Rob Manning (OPB) Jan. 4, 2021 8 a.m. Two days before Christmas, Gov. Kate Brown pressed state agencies and school leaders to prioritize restoring in-person learning for more school children in the first several weeks of […]
Teachers protest face-to-face learning in DeKalb County
BOBETH YATES Teachers protest in-person learning in DeKalb County. DeKalb County teachers took a stand Tuesday, protesting the district’s decision to reopen for face-to-face learning. “They’re still having board meetings vertically so how can they […]
Union members discuss COVID-19 vaccine options for Alabama teachers
By Randi HildrethPublished: Dec. 23, 2020 at 11:26 AM CST BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Alabama state school superintendent, Dr. Eric Mackey, has said he hoped school leaders would be included in early COVID-19 vaccination efforts and it […]
