It’s kind of like the first day of school all over again for some Hoover City School students. Elementary students started their new learning schedule Tuesday. Students moved from 2 days a week of in person learning to 4 days a week of in person learning.
The CDC continues to monitor for spread of COVID variants - which are essentially new forms of the COVID virus. They’re monitoring one in particular that’s already showing up in the U.S. and it’s considered more contagious.
State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey says he has concerns about COVID’s impact on schools over the next few months and the ability to maintain full in person learning.
State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey and the state’s top health officials met Thursday morning to continue talks on how to get more teachers access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The propel center is designed to connect HBCU students to technology, accelerated programs, and entrepreneurship skills development while focusing on social justice and equality.
Ariyah Copeland, an Alabama basketball player, was one of five grand prize winners presented with $20,000 tuition grants, while more than 60 student athletes received $2,500 each in tuition awards.
This new bill includes four times more money for schools. Dr. Mackey says state by state allocations have not been released yet, but based on the math from the previous bill Alabama could get $800 - $900 million dollars.
It’s much quieter this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the librarians are working hard to make sure those traditions are still alive and accessible.
New guidance released by the state Friday allows for slightly shorter quarantine times if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19 based on updates from the CDC.
Volunteers will load the bags with a few extra goodies this month: a pre-cooked ham, some dinner rolls, some household & hygiene products, and some sweet treats to put in stockings.
COVID-19 has taken so much from so many - including our loved ones. State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey saying during Thursday’s meeting more teachers have died due to the virus.
New leadership at the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles prompted the Alabama Community College System to increase its proposed spending on correctional education in the next budget year.
Howard said he met with School Board Members Monday morning to implement a Keeping Schools Open Plan. In this plan, leaders outline 6 stages to keep traditional school open for students.
School districts across the state are working to track down thousands of students who didn’t enroll this year. The state superintendent is now saying close to 10,000 kids didn’t show up for class.
Some education advocates and state union members are pushing back against Governor Kay Ivey’s announcement that schools should move to more in-person learning.
The governor called on school administrators to move back to in-person learning, saying virtual and remote instruction are “stop-gap measures” that cannot become permanent.
Hoover City Schools resumed the staggered learning schedule Monday where students only report certain days during the week. Superintendent Dr. Kathy Murphy also released updated numbers for parents.
Some students and staff at C.J. Donald Elementary in Fairfield are in day two of their quarantine after a potential COVID-19 exposure at school. The district has a partnership with Cahaba Medical Care which paid off during their safety response.
For decades the name of a former Alabama governor and Ku Klux Klan member fronted one of the main buildings on the Troy University campus, but not anymore.
Nationally, teachers are honored each spring with a dedicated Teachers Appreciation Week, however, due to the unique and challenging set of circumstances teachers have experienced this year, the state is providing Alabama teachers with extra praise.
A spokesperson for the teacher’s union in the Tuscaloosa area said that students who are supposed to be under quarantine are returning to school sooner than they should.
While her mom was inside the Dollar General in Nauvoo, Brianna noticed a man who was motionless inside an older vehicle across the parking lot. Brianna was waiting with her younger brother inside their family’s car. Once her mom, April, returned, she immediately alerted her about the man.
District Leaders sent us a breakdown of what’s coming to the $60 million dollar upgrade. It includes state of the art classrooms, computer and science labs, career tech classrooms, and new fine arts facilities.
The ACCS also announced on Tuesday that three contracts were approved for creating a singular Learning Management System (LMS) that will be used across all 24 colleges to enhance the online learning experience.
It will be located in the UA Gadsden Center across from Gadsden City Hall, and a playground will even be built behind the center before it opens in January.
JEFCOED is contracting with Wi-Fiber Inc. to provide access in the Oak Grove, Mortimer Jordan, Minor, Corner, Clay-Chalkville, and Center Point feeder patterns.
The information comes from the Alabama K-12 COVID-19 dashboard. It listed Tuscaloosa County Schools as the district with the most COVID cases as of Friday.
School superintendent Jeff Colegrove says students with internet and computer access will switch to virtual learning. Those who don’t have access will be able to pick up work packets at the school.
A report in the Los Angeles times points to a growing trend we all should be paying attention to. School attendance is slipping, and failing grades are increasing at schools across the country, including right here in Alabama.
The Magic City Acceptance Academy finally has the approval it’s been seeking for some time. On Wednesday, the commission voted seven to two to grant a public-school charter to the Magic City Acceptance Academy.
Conversations about this historic election are happening everywhere - work or around the kitchen table, but how are teachers having this conversation with students.
Students at Verbena High School will remain out of school Tuesday as crews continue work to restore power at the school site. The rest of the county schools will re-open Tuesday after sites were closed for several days as the community dealt with the impact of Hurricane Zeta.
According to the nation’s report card - high school seniors have made no progress in math or reading on a closely watched federal test and Alabama lags the nation in scores in lower graders.
The schedule will affect 6th-12th grades, except 6th grade at Cold Springs, Parkside, Harmony, and all K-5 students who will remain on our current four-day traditional schedule. Wednesdays will continue to be virtual learning for all students.
Dr. Sullivan also said out of more than 21,000 students in Birmingham City Schools who have been learning remotely, roughly 300 students based on last year’s data, are not registered and therefore have not received laptops or logged on for school during this pandemic.
The superintendent said on Monday the person “directed aggression” at the system and, after disabling others' administrative access, began posting vulgarities to the page.
