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COVID Remote Learning Set Back Students’ Reading and Math Skills in Michigan
Students who are Black or from low-income families scored much lower than peers on third-grade test
by Tracie Mauriello
Researchers found alarming increases in the proportion of Michigan third graders reading significantly below…
Michigan Kids Can’t Read. Drag Queens Won’t Help.
by James David Dickson
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has raised the stakes in the debate on drag shows for children.
In June, when GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon promised to enact "severe criminal penalties…
Ypsilanti School District to Receive $250,000 State Grant to Beef up Building Security
by Scott McClallen
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that 150 awards were given to 57 local school districts, 14 intermediate school districts, 40 nonpublic schools, and 39 public school academies for $10 million in…
Washtenaw County Unmasked: Health Department Lifts K-12 Mask Mandate
Washtenaw County Health Department has announced it will lift its remaining COVID-19 health orders in K-12 educational settings effective Feb 28. This includes two orders, one requiring masks, and another for isolation and…
U.S. Department of Education Names Ann Arbor School One of Thirteen Blue Ribbon Schools in Michigan
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, including 13 schools in Michigan. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing…
America Goes Back to School – Five Essential Reads on Parenting in the Pandemic
by Alvin Buyinza and Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Beyond safety and survival, a paramount question throughout the pandemic has been: When will things get “back to normal”? But as the nation gradually gets vaccinated against COVID-19 and…
Forsythe Middle School Student Captures National Award in International Aviation Art Contest
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) announced today that Jennifer Meng, a 13-year-old student at Forsythe Middle School in Ann Arbor had captured 2nd prize in the 2017 …
AAPS BOE Member Who Voted Against Schools of Choice Says the Program Encourages “White Flight”
by Patricia Lesko
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) met on March 29 to discuss, among other proposals, whether the District should designate certain schools as "Schools of Choice" and accept students who reside…
The 250 Highest Paid Ann Arbor Public School District Employees
by Patricia Lesko
Public school employee compensation is often a topic of scrutiny when school officials ask cash-strapped voters for additional money—in essence permission to go deeper in debt in order to pay the bills. In Ann Arbor, as…
EDITORIAL: Student Testing Opt-Outs
THERE IS WIDESPREAD dissatisfaction among students and parents nationwide concerning state-mandated student testing. Students and parents point to the fact that extensive testing causes stress and anxiety; school administrators drive home…
