It’s just gotten easier for Alabamians to see the number of COVID-19 cases in the state’s public school systems.

Red Ribbon Week, the country’s oldest and largest drug abuse prevention program aimed at school children, wraps up Friday.

Parents of Montgomery Public Schools students met inside Lanier High School Thursday to speak out against an Auburn anti-tax group's "campaign of lies."

School leaders say nurses have been trained on how to use the new K-12 dashboard.

Some school systems have announced closures or other learning options for Friday.

The Autauga County Board of Education has selected the person it wants to be the system’s next school superintendent.

The superintendent said on Monday the person “directed aggression” at the system and, after disabling others' administrative access, began posting vulgarities to the page.

District leaders with Auburn City Schools said their efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the district have been successful so far.

For the second time in 2020, the president of Tuskegee University will take a medical leave of absence.

The Montgomery Public School system has begun posting information on the number of positive COVID-19 cases at each of its facilities.

Board leaders say they have more work to do before voting on the new superintendent.

The federal government allocated nearly half a billion in CARES Act funds to colleges the government considered not financially responsible. Some colleges received money after announcing their plans to close for good.

One Montgomery public school has closed and students in the sixth grade at another school are also under quarantine due to COVID-19, MPS confirmed Thursday.

Geneva City Schools announced Wednesday afternoon that they would be closing an elementary school Thursday and Friday due to a staffing shortage.

State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey says the COVID school Dashboard will be released at the end of next week.

Opp City Schools will be closing all on-campus instruction and activities until Oct. 27.

Voters in Elmore and Macon counties will be asked to renew existing taxes for schools this November. The taxes are already being collected. So a 'yes' vote will not result in a tax increase.

After several teachers, their spouses, and parents tested positive for COVID-19, Macon East Academy has decided to move to virtual school.

Montgomery Public Schools reported more COVID-19 cases this week.

As of Wednesday, nine students and three employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The cases are scattered among eight schools.

The quality of Montgomery’s public schools is already having a serious impact on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base's recruitment efforts.

Montgomery Public Schools confirmed 168 teachers didn’t report to class Tuesday morning as in-person learning resumed across the district.

Around 300 teachers say they won’t be in the classroom due to lack of planning and safety for both educators and students across the district.

Autauga County residents are being invited to meet and greet the finalists looking to become their next school system superintendent.

Some Montgomery Public School students head back to the classroom on Tuesday but there have been some concerns about how to keep them socially distant as they make that transition.

“If a child is hungry, they cannot learn. And I think that that’s probably the biggest message that we need to provide to parents and to the community in general,” Alabama Child Nutrition Program Coordinator June Barrett explain.

More than half the employees with the transportation department are under quarantine.

There are concerns over whether or not Alabama schools will retain more than $170 million in federal funding.

School leaders are pushing for what they consider a much-needed property tax increase for county schools.

First leery of the superintendent, Sara Carlisle, the boy's mother, said she now appreciates the way he has handled the situation. Despite her confidence, she still believes the matter could have been avoided.

Governor Ivey set aside $100 million to help students connect to the internet from home, but a lot of that money is going unused.

Most of Auburn University’s students will head back to the classroom for the spring 2021 semester, according to Provost Bill Hardgrave.

Saban and the other members, James D Anderson and Katie Boyd Britt were announced Thursday and are set to began a three year term on the school’s board.

State superintendent Eric Mackey said the process has been delayed because of technical issues.

Face-to-face learning resumes next week for Montgomery public school students.

According to Opelika Middle School’s website, the decision was based on COVID-19 updates from the school’s head nurse and local physicians.

School systems filled out a survey requesting the number of pediatric and adult cloth masks they wanted.

An alert Dothan Utilities worker found a 5-year-old boy who had walked out of a school unnoticed and picked him up along a busy highway.

According to the school’s website, the transition to remote learning is based on information from the school nurse and local physicians.

Governor Kay Ivey and some state lawmakers are concerned that we may have to send millions back to Washington that could have gone towards COVID funding for schools.

You can add the University of Alabama to a growing list of schools that are at least temporarily not requiring test scores for admissions.

Montgomery Public Schools announced a change to meal deliveries for this week.

Parents will be notified by the school with information regarding their classwork.

Important news for seniors thinking about college. The University of Alabama will not require ACT or SAT scores for 2021 admission.

Students were back in the classroom in Eufaula Wednesday, the day the Eufaula City School District first began in-person learning for the 2020 school year.

Student may go back to in-person instruction in October rather than at the end of the first semester in January.

All Phenix City Schools students in Pre-K through eighth grade who have opted for in-person learning made the return to the classroom today.

Public schools are reopening in an Alabama beach town for the first time since Hurricane Sally hit there nearly two weeks ago.

The photos were taken inside Rhythm and Brews during The Velcro Pygmies' live performance. They were originally posted on Facebook but were deleted after going viral.

“There’s no doubt that that the impact of of COVID-19 is being felt across the board in public education,” said Gordon Stone, Executive Director of the Higher Education Partnership.

Montgomery Public Schools says more than half of its students will be returning to their schools for in-person instruction next month.

White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx was in Alabama again on Thursday.

The Knights of Columbus from St. Joseph Catholic Church donated $1,600 to New Hope Academy.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources reports that the state now has its highest number of child care facilities back open since March.

The council’s job is to advise state leadership on ways to improve STEM-related education, career awareness and workforce development opportunities.

Dr. James A. Lockwood passed away in his home in Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 11 at the age of 65.

Many students headed back to the classroom Monday as Lee County schools reopened for the first time this year for traditional, in-person learning.

The Junior League of Montgomery’s 36th annual College & Career Fair will go on in 2020, but it won’t be the same. The event is going all-virtual this year.