The newly released funds come after educators and state Democrats urged the governor to unlock the pandemic relief money as schools plan their budgets for the next school year BY KATE MCGEE APRIL 28, 2021 Texas’s top state leaders announced Wednesday they are releasing $11.2 billion out of nearly $18 billion available in federal pandemic relief funding…
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Cullman County Schools to return to 5 days a week, not requiring face masks
CULLMAN, Ala. (WBRC) -Students in Cullman County Schools in grades K-8th will return to a 5-day per week schedule beginning April 19. Students and employees will not be required to wear face masks after the state mask mandate is lifted, according to Superintendent Shane Barnette. Right now, out of the over 11,000 students and employees…
Alabama teacher retirements in 2020 highest in nearly a decade
By Trisha Powell Crain | tcrain@al.com Alabama’s K-12 public school employee retirement numbers show November, December and January departures at the highest levels in nearly a decade. According to numbers released by the Teachers Retirement Systems of Alabama, 3,245 public school employees retired in calendar year 2020, the highest number since a mass exodus in 2011…
Tarrant City Schools grades K-6 returning to classroom 5 days a week
By WBRC Staff| January 28, 2021 TARRANT, Ala. (WBRC) – The Tarrant City School system announced Thursday that traditional students, grades K-6, will be returning to in-person learning 5 days a week beginning Monday February 8. The transition was made from e-learning during the first 9 weeks, to a blended format and now full-time attendance on campus….
AEA pushing for faster roll out of vaccines for teachers
By Randi Hildreth| January 28, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Education union leaders are pushing the state to act more quickly in distributing the COVID vaccine as they get more reports of teachers dying from COVID. St. Clair County teachers started the vaccine process Wednesday thanks to efforts by local pharmacies. Superintendent Mike Howard says about 500…
Alabama K-12 schools see decline in new COVID-19 cases
Abby Driggers Jan 25, 2021 Abby Driggers Alabama school systems saw fewer COVID-19 cases last week compared to the previous week. The Alabama Department of Public Health and the Alabama State Department of Education reported 2,155 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alabama public schools last week, down from 3,071 reported on Jan. 15, according to the…
Alabama Education Association: ‘Employees are Dying’
BY WVUA 23 JANUARY 26, 2021COVID-19, By KIM CHANDLERAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Education Association is urging the state to give teachers COVID-19 vaccinations following the deaths of at least 30 public school employees from the contagious illness. The group, which represents public education employees, estimated Friday that 30 people have died from…
Hoover elementary, middle school students returning to in-person instruction
By WBRC Staff| January 26, 2021 at 3:31 PM CST – Updated January 26 at 5:17 PM HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) – Elementary and middle school students in Hoover will soon return to five days a week of in-person instruction. Hoover City Schools made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. Officials say the decision was made after consulting with health…
AEA calls for teachers to get vaccines ASAP after multiple teacher deaths
By Cassie Fambro| January 25, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – After the death of four teachers in Montgomery in less than 48 hours, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) says teachers are reeling. The AEA tells us that they want teachers to get vaccinated quickly to feel safer in the classroom. The American Federation of Teachers estimates 530…
Montgomery moves toward virtual school after spate of recent deaths
Updated Jan 26, 2021; Posted Jan 25, 2021 Facebook ShareTwitter Share4,316sharesBy Ruth Serven Smith This story was educated on Jan. 26, 2021, to include an updated number of the educators the Alabama Education Association believes have died from COVID-19 in the state as of Jan. 25, 2021. One of Alabama’s largest school systems will move back to…
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