BY BRETT SAMUELS – 05/04/21 02:03 PM EDT © Getty Images The White House on Tuesday downplayed criticism from conservatives that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sought input from a top teachers union in developing its school reopening guidelines. “It’s actually longstanding best practice for the CDC to engage with organizations, groups that are going…
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Some schools skip student quarantines
By Donna St. GeorgeMay 2, 2021 at 6:33 p.m. CDT In the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, Superintendent Matt Miller kept school doors open. But the coronavirus kept pushing students out. In the fall semester, he counted 5,172 student quarantines. It meant a constant jostling of teaching and learning. “We have had students who had to quarantine three times,”…
Mayor, school district aim to make Nashville teachers the ‘best paid in the state.’ Here’s how they plan to do it.
. Meghan MangrumNashville Tennessean Nashville teachers will see a pay increase every year under a new plan paid for by Mayor John Cooper’s proposed $50 million investment in teacher compensation announced Thursday. Teachers will see on average a $6,900 increase this year as the city and the district seek to provide competitive, living wages to its educators….
Texas releases $11 billion of $18 billion in federal stimulus money for public schools
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…
Some fear low COVID cases in Alabama schools will reverse without masks
By Trisha Crain The number of new cases of coronavirus in Alabama’s K-12 schools are at low levels, but officials warn cases will likely tick up as the state and many school districts make face coverings optional. Alabama schools reported 257 new cases of COVID-19 among students and staff in the most recent week tallied,…
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…
No Kid Hungry campaign gives $422,500 to school meal programs in Alabama
Twelve Alabama school districts will receive grants to support school meal programs. ByJOHN H. GLENN The No Kid Hungry national campaign announced $422,500 in grants for 12 Alabama school districts to support school meal programs during the spring semester. “School meals are available to students across Alabama no matter if they are learning remotely or participating…
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…
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…
Desire for COVID-19 vaccine rises among Alabama teachers
by: Allison O’Connor Jan 26, 2021 (WDHN) — Some Alabama teachers calling for change in hopes of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine sooner. Currently, only those who are 75 years old and up as well as essential workers are eligible to receive the shot. But some teachers say they need the vaccine as they continue teaching in-person…
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