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Ann Arbor Wines Elementary Among Fifteen Reward Schools Presented Best Practices at School Improvement Conference
FIFTEEN SCHOOLS performing at a high level academically were recognized at this week’s 2015 Spring School Improvement Conference, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced.
The high-performing Reward Schools, recognized at the…
Washtenaw Intermediate School District Awarded $566,244 School Safety Grant—Single Largest Grant Among Schools in State
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE (MSP) officials last week announced that 56 Michigan public school districts, 15 private schools, 11 charter schools and five sheriff’s departments will get a share of $4 million in funding to boost school safety.…
High School Heroes: Slaying the Dragon—Joe Miller, Recovering Heroin Addict
This second piece in her High School Heroes interview series, The Ann Arbor Independent’s high school intern Stavi Tennenbaum talks to Pathways to Success Junior Joe Miller about how heroin addiction and recovery have impacted his family,…
Experts Join Call For State Supreme Court to Hear “Right-to-Read” Appeal
by Darrell Dawsey
AS PART OF an ongoing push to guarantee a quality education for all Michigan schoolchildren, 35 respected education experts today joined with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan to urge the state Supreme…
School Bus Service Provider Recommended by AAPS Committee Fired in Sept. by Iowa District for Shoddy Service
A COMMITTEE CHARGED with finding the best bus service for Ann Arbor Public Schools has recommended that the Board of Education hire Durham School Services to take over the job now handled by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District.…
MathCounts Invigorates Math Learning for Area Middle Schoolers
by Donna Iadipaolo
MATHCOUNTS IS A popular extra-curricular activity for mathematically-inclined, or numerically curious, middle school students. Students from Clague, Slauson, Tappan, Emerson, Forsythe, Saline Middle Schools, and other…
High School Heroes: To Be a Homeless Student in the Ann Arbor Public Schools—Ali Shahin
The Ann Arbor Independent’s Skyline High School intern Stavi Tennenbaum kicks off an original High School Heroes interview series with a conversation about homelessness among AAPS students.
by Stavi Tennenbaum
ALI SHAHIN IS a peer…
The Price of Competition: Pay-to-Play Fees Bench Athletes from Low-Income Families
ANN ARBOR PUBLIC Schools’ audits reveal that each year the district takes in around $750,000 in athletic fees, including pay-to-pay fees. The annual $250 pay-to-play fee is waived for kids who receive reduced price breakfast or lunch.…
Ann Arbor Man’s “Flipping Physics” Gaining National Recognition
by Donna Iadipaolo
A LONG-TIME ANN Arbor resident and former traditional, brick-and-mortar classroom science teacher, is transforming the way thousands of teachers, students, and the general public think and learn about physics through…
AAPS Forced to Cancel Classes Jan. 8 Due to Higher Than Normal Transit Staff Absences
According to information released on Jan. 8 by Washtenaw Intermediate School District officials, a higher than normal absence rate of Washtenaw ISD Transportation staff caused Ann Arbor Public Schools and Ypsilanti Community Schools to …