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Alabama schools likely added more than 10,000 COVID cases this week

Public schools are seeing a surge in cases, eclipsing last year's numbers and sending many systems back to virtual learning.
September 9, 2021

About half of Alabama students will start the year with virtual learning, superintendent says

As much as 50 percent of Alabama’s public school students will be learning virtually when school starts back, said Alabama’s State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey on Friday.  Mackey discussed the restart of school amid COVID-19 at a press briefing hosted by Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and said that while he prefers that students get … Continued
July 24, 2020

State superintendent says challenges await when students return to class

Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey said Tuesday that as public schools plan to reopen for in-person instruction in the fall,  school nurses could play a critical role in slowing the spread of the COVID-19 virus that shuttered them.  Mackey, speaking with reporters and members of the Alabama House Democratic Caucus in a webinar session Tuesday, said … Continued
May 5, 2020

Alabama schools to suspend state testing

State school superintendent Erick Mackey announced Friday that Alabama will ask the federal government for a waiver so that the state can suspend all state testing for the rest of the year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  Speaking to reporters Friday Mackey said there will also be no report cards given out for the rest … Continued
March 20, 2020