District enrollment is at its lowest point since 2017 and COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise, particularly among students. Written By: Hannah Shirley | 7:10 pm, May 10, 2021 East Grand Forks Senior High School. File photo The latest enrollment numbers for the East Grand Forks Public School District are “bleak,” according to Superintendent Mike Kolness. The district’s…
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Survey: Half Of Teachers Say They’ll Leave The Field Because Of COVID
By Bill Zeeble Published May 6, 2021 A survey from the nonprofit publication Education Week shows more than half of the nation’s teachers are thinking of dropping out in the next two years. That’s a jump of 20% compared to before the pandemic. The national survey of 1,000 teachers found 54% said they are ‘somewhat or very likely’ to…
Latina educator makes history as 2021 National Teacher of the Year
Juliana Urtubey, a special education teacher, is the first educator from Nevada to win the award and the first Latino recipient since 2005. Teacher Juliana Urtubey in a class at Kermit R Booker Sr Elementary School Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Las Vegas.John Locher / APMay 7, 2021, 9:03 AM CDT / Updated May 7, 2021, 9:04 AM…
Biden hits schools goal even as many students learn remotely
By Associated Press| May 6, 2021 at 4:36 AM CDT – Updated May 6 at 4:36 AM (AP) – President Joe Biden has met his goal of having most elementary and middle schools open for full, in-person learning in his first 100 days, according to new survey data, but the share of students choosing to return has…
Alabama teachers getting 2% raise: Here’s how much districts pay now
By Trisha Powell Crain | Teacher pay in Alabama is going up this fall — 2% across the board, and more for middle or high school math or science educators. Gov. Kay Ivey first proposed the main raise in her state of the state address, and lawmakers made it final last week. The increase comes as teachers finish what…
White House defends CDC outreach to teachers union
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…
Judge forces Trenton public school teachers back to classrooms Read More: Judge forces Trenton public school teachers back to classrooms
DAN ALEXANDERPublished: April 30, 2021COVID-19 protocol at the Hedgepeth-Williams Middle School in Trenton (Brian McCarthy) TRENTON — In-person classroom instruction will return to public schools in the state’s capital city on Monday after a Superior Court judge ordered teachers back to work. The school district announced students would be back in classrooms for the first…
Boston Public Schools sees enrollment drop heavily, mostly among younger, minority students
By SEAN PHILIP COTTER | | Boston Herald PUBLISHED: April 30, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. | UPDATED: April 30, 2021 at 8:31 p.m. Enrollment in the city’s public school continues to plunge, the district told councilors as it deals with a 2,200-plus student decline particularly concentrated among Black and Hispanic kids and younger students. Boston Public Schools brass, speaking during a…
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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