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The Alabama schools superintendent said Thursday afternoon that state laws that label a set number of schools as "failing" were meant to humiliate struggling communities and push scholarships to private schools.
Jefferson County Schools declared a ransomware emergency earlier this week.
The Alabama Supercomputer Authority, which provides free Internet and cybersecurity services to all schools statewide, warned the Board of Education about an increase in ransomware and phishing attacks.
Students have seen assessment scores plummet to levels that would typically, had a pandemic not taken place, see school systems lose accreditation.
A state lawmaker says more people need to know personal finance basics.