Gulf Shores City Schools to reopen Sept. 28 after Hurricane Sally
Gulf Shores City Schools will welcome students and teachers back to the classroom Monday, Sept. 28, about a week after Hurricane Sally made landfall near the city. The return date…
Mobile County Elementary Teacher Dies After Battle With COVID-19
A Dodge Elementary School teacher who spent weeks fighting COVID-19 has died, according to Mobile County Public Schools. Misty McKee was placed in a medically induced coma last month as…
AEA survey finds most Alabama teachers uneasy about returning to classrooms
A survey of tens of thousands of Alabama educators paints a cautious picture as school systems weigh how to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. The Alabama Education Association polled more…
Mobile County Schools opens registration for 2020-21 school year
Mobile County Public Schools has opened registration for the 2020-21 school year. Returning students should register by June 1, and registration is also open for new students. District officials are…
Prichard City Council Delivers Meals to Vigor, Blount High Teachers for Appreciation Day
PRICHARD, Ala. — The Prichard City Council and a group of local alumni gave the city’s teachers a gesture of gratitude during an extraordinary year, marking Teacher Appreciation Day by…
Alabama public schools to stay closed; at-home learning begins April 6
Alabama’s public schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year, and students will begin receiving lessons at home starting April 6, state officials announced. Gov. Kay Ivey…
Mobile’s Catholic Schools Superintendent Gwen Byrd Wins National Education Award
A longtime Mobile educator has earned one of Catholic education’s highest honors. Gwen Byrd, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Mobile, received the 2019 Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award from…
MCPSS weighs two calendar options for 2019-2020 school year
MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile County Public School System is weighing two proposed calendars for the 2019-2020 school year, and district leaders want to hear from the people the schedule…
AEA Takes Mobile County School System to Court Over New Campus Access Restrictions
The Alabama Education Association is challenging Mobile County Public School System administrators in court after new rules blocked its representatives from this year's new-teacher orientation.
AEA representative presses Mobile school board over in-house testing workload
A representative of the Alabama Education Association used a Mobile County school board meeting to voice frustration over a new testing requirement he says has piled work onto local teachers.…