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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NYC Schools chancellor sends memo to prepare for period of ‘fully remote learning’
BY LAUREN VELLA – 11/13/20 © Getty Images New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza on Friday sent an email to principals to prepare for all classes temporarily shifting to fully remote learning amid a rise in […]
What public education advocates want to see in Biden’s pick to succeed Betsy DeVos
By Valerie Strauss November 8, 2020 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is on her way out of office now that Joe Biden has defeated President Trump, and the education world is eager to see who her successor […]
K-12 Trends and the Future of Higher Education
What happens in K-12 schools eventually reshapes higher education. Steven Mintz November 9, 2020 What happens in K-12 schools rarely stays in K-12. You don’t need a long memory to recall that higher ed’s preoccupation with […]
Montgomery teachers call in sick to protest conditions as students return
Updated Oct 14, 2020; Posted Oct 14, 2020 By Sarah Whites-Koditschek A group of Montgomery teachers are taking sick days in protest of the district’s in-person reopening this week. “It’s not safe,” said Tynisa Williams, a teacher […]
