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The AAPS M-STEP Student Testing Opt-Out Controversy
by Donna Iadipaolo
JEFF GAYNOR IS what you might call the epitome of a veteran teacher. Gaynor has worked for the Ann Arbor Public Schools for more than 30 years: 20 years as an elementary teacher and the last 17 years at Clague Middle…
Forsythe Teams Place in National Quiz Competition
by Donna Iadipaolo
A TEAM OF 22 Ann Arbor sixth graders placed third in the nation out of 100 teams at the National competition this school year.
The Forsythe Middle School 6th grade team scored a total of 1215 points out of 1500…
High School Heroes—In Nepal, Freshman Krijol Shresthan Picks up the Pieces
On May 2 a rare 4.2 earthquake hit Western Michigan and shook Ann Arbor, devastating no one. Eight days earlier, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, killing as many was 15,000 people, injuring over 12,000 more and leaving 16,000 schools…
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto: Ypsi Community High School STEMM Academy Team Goes to Robotics World Championships
by Donna Iadipaolo
WHAT SETS YPSILANTI’S robotic “Team 66” apart from other robotics teams in the area may not only be its diversity, but also the fact that it comes from a “STEMM” school.
Many people may be familiar with the push for…
Greenhills High School Team To Compete in National Science Bowl Finals in D.C.
by Donna Iadipaolo
A TEAM OF high school students from Ann Arbor recently won the regional competition for the 2015 National Science Bowl® (NSB) and will next compete at the National Finals in Washington D.C. at the end of April.…
Campus Sustainability: Progress, but U-M Neither a Leader nor the Best
by John Ball
THE UNIVERSITY OF Michigan is showing a positive impact on sustainability as highlighted in the university’s 2014 sustainability report released last week. However, even with the gains, U-M’s efforts to divert trash from…
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…
