Meghan Mangrum Nashville Tennessean Metro Nashville Public Schools is again considering reshuffling which students attend elementary school. The district is considering extending elementary schools to serve students in grades K-5, instead of sending fifth-graders to middle school like it has for decades. The recommendation from the Metro Schools ReimaginED steering committee – the district’s plan for improving academics across the…
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Hawaii Public Schools Keep Losing Students Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Latest figures show Hawaii’s public schools lost 1,023 more students in the first quarter as overall enrollment plunged nearly 3% compared with last year. By Suevon Lee / About 10 hours ago Reading time: 3 minutes. Hawaii’s public schools lost 1,023 more students in the first quarter of the school year as coronavirus concerns kept many parents from sending…
Montgomery Public Schools returning to all-virtual learning Dec. 7
By WSFA Staff| November 30, 2020 at 1:39 PM CST – Updated November 30 at 6:24 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Montgomery Public Schools students will return to all-virtual learning starting Dec. 7. According to an announcement from MPS, teachers and administrators will continue to report to their classrooms and offices as usual. MPS will observe…
When Covid-19 closed schools, Black, Hispanic and poor kids took biggest hit in math, reading
An analysis of 4.4 million student test scores showed most children fell short in math — and the most vulnerable students likely fell further behind. Pandemic-related school closures have robbed some students of important skills that could hamper their progress unless their parents and teachers act quickly to help them catch up.Ojima Abalaka / for…
COVID-19: Some Alabama school systems change schedules
Updated 11:34 AM; Today 11:33 AM Facebook ShareTwitter ShareBy Kent Faulk | kfaulk@al.com As COVID-19 infection rates continue rising some Alabama public schools are making changes to their plans for virtual and in-person classrooms – or a hybrid of the two – as the Christmas holiday and new year approaches. AL.com coronavirus coverage Among the school systems…
Madison, Montgomery schools adapt class schedules to COVID
Updated Nov 30, 2020; Posted Nov 30, 2020 By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com Alabama public schools continue adapting their approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic with two large counties announcing mixes of hybrid and all-virtual education. Madison County’s roughly 19,000 students will move to “hybrid” teaching – some in class and some online – in December. Montgomery public…
Baldwin County Public Schools reports almost 250 COVID-19-related absences over Thanksgiving break
By: WKRG Staff Posted: Nov 30, 2020 / 08:54 PM CST / Updated: Nov 30, 2020 / 10:11 PM CST BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Baldwin County Public Schools reported 248 COVID-19 related absences over the Thanksgiving break. Out of those, 88 were students in Fairhope. We asked Mayor Sherry Sullivan for comment – given crowd at The Lighting of…
Birmingham City Schools going remote next week
Updated Nov 30, 2020; Posted Nov 30, 2020 By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com Birmingham City Schools is returning to remote learning starting next week, the system’s superintendent said Monday, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the city. “The current COVID-19 global pandemic is drastically impacting our community and our schools,” said Superintendent Mark Sullivan said. “While…
Alabama public schools missing 9,800 students this year
Updated Nov 30, 2020; Posted Nov 30, 2020 By Trisha Powell Crain | tcrain@al.com About 9,800 fewer Alabama students enrolled in public schools this year, according to state officials, and Alabama isn’t sure where they went. In the face of the pandemic, about 15,000 students did not return to their local public schools this year, said State…
New York City Public School Parents, Teachers React To Reopening Plan: ‘Shocked Me Completely’
By: Hazel Sanchez NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It’s another change of plans for New York City public schools. Mayor Bill de Blasio said students will return to the classroom in phases, and many city schools could welcome thousands of students back in just one week. As CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez reports, Janie Hwang has fifth grade twins at PS…
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