Tag: Eric Mackey
Alabama adjusts required score on teacher certification test
In an effort to get more teachers in classrooms, Alabama school board officials on Tuesday voted to temporarily lower the minimum passing...
Committee advances ban on teaching of ‘divisive concepts’
An Alabama legislative committee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would ban the teaching of “divisive concepts” about race and gender in...
Montgomery mayor Steven Reed and state superintendent Eric Mackey positive for...
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said he is quarantining after testing positive for the coronavirus and developing a mild case of COVID-19.
Revisions to Alabama history teaching standards delayed
With much of the nation debating what and how to teach about history, the state of Alabama has delayed a revision to...
Kay Ivey seeks delay of 3rd grade reading promotion requirement
Gov. Kay Ivey said Wednesday that she will ask lawmakers to delay a requirement to hold back third-graders who don’t meet reading...
Former candidate Tim James eyes possible challenge to Kay Ivey
Former Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James said Wednesday that he is considering challenging fellow Republican Gov. Kay Ivey in next year’s governor’s...
Alabama sees surge in virus cases among school-age children
Alabama is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in school-age children, an increase officials say is likely fueled by the highly...
Schools not teaching race theory, some want to ban it anyway
Alabama might ban the so-called “critical race theory” from being taught in public K-12 schools even though education officials said no schools are actually...
50 Department of Education employees quarantined after COVID-19 outbreak
Alabama State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey announced Thursday that 50 Department of Education employees had been placed on quarantine after a...
State facing shortage of school workers during pandemic
Retirees often fill positions including substitute teachers, and many aren’t comfortable being in schools right now because of health concerns.