by Rachael Wilkerson | WPMIWednesday, January 20th 2021AA MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — Some teachers are frustrated. They are ready to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but they’ve been put on hold as resources are stretched thin. The organization representing school employees, Alabama Education Association, is receiving complaints as well. School employees are wondering when it will…
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Alabama Board of Education members discuss COVID-19 vaccination plan for teachers
by Byron KhalilSaturday, January 16th 2021 Vaccinating teachers for COVID-19 is a concern for the Alabama State Board of Education. State superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey led a board of education work session to discuss the 2021 school year. Part of the meeting focused on vaccinating teachers. The state has encouraged superintendents to consider closing schools for…
Some Alabama teachers receive COVID-19 vaccine
By Morgan Carlson| January 26, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Teachers in some parts of Alabama, including Tallassee, have started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. All Tallassee City Schools employees were offered the COVID-19 vaccine last week, Superintendent Brock Nolin announced. Nolin said the employees who opted to receive the vaccine were given the first dose on Wednesday,…
Total COVID-19 impact on learning loss in Alabama may not be known for years
By Caroline Beck| By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Many Alabama students will see some amount of learning loss as a result of complications created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but just how much backsliding has occurred may not be known for years, education leaders say. The state was set to launch a new…
Birmingham City Schools will continue remote learning throughout February
By Randi Hildrethand WBRC Staff| Updated January 21 at 4:44 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – UPDATE 1/21/21: Birmingham City Schools will continue remote learning throughout the month of February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As we continue to face the challenge of increases in the number of COVID-19 cases in Birmingham and Jefferson County, the health and safety of our…
Alabama K-12 COVID dashboard: 3,071 new cases added
January 19, 2021 By Trisha Powell Crain | tcrain@al.com While cases of COVID-19 in Alabama’s K-12 schools are down overall from the last report of 2020, nearly a quarter of districts are reporting their highest numbers to date. The number of new cases reported the week of Jan. 15 was 3,071, down from 3,352 cases reported…
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 relief funds for education which is significantly more than what was allocated in the previous COVID package. More than half…
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 for Jefferson County, the schedule remains the same. Other districts, such as Hoover and Tuscaloosa city schools, will return with staggered…
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 really safe to go back into the classroom right now. “I’m really scared,” said high school chemistry teacher Jacqueline Edwards…
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 from spreading. Alabamians had just voted overwhelmingly to keep their elected state school board, the biggest story of the year up until…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 