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Michigan Education Association Loses Member Opt Out Case—Promises Appeal
IN OCTOBER, A year after his state had adopted a right-to-work law, Michigan Education Association President Steve Cook announced that his union had retained 99 percent of its members.
That was a surprise. Right-to-work laws are…
Huron High Among Growing Number of American High Schools Without Student Newspaper
by Micaela Stevenson
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM matters. According to studies done by the American Press Institute, students who have participated in journalism programs during their high school careers will score higher on the ACT as well…
WCC Trustees Down to the Wire in Decision Whether to Extend Contract of Embattled Community College President
Since the controversial dismissal of Washtenaw Community College’s VP of Instruction, Dr. Stuart Blacklaw, the college’s president, hired in 2011, has found herself at war with her own faculty over governance, transparency and an…
Two-Thirds of County’s National Merit Scholars Attend AAPS
LAST WEEK THE National Merit Scholar Corporation announced that about 16,000 U.S. high school students had been named semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship competition.
In Washtenaw County, 93 students were named…
Almost One-Third of AAPS Students Chronically Absent, According to CEPI Data
THE NATIONAL GROUP Attendance Works released state-by-state school attendance data and data for the nation’s 21 large, urban districts. In the report issued last week, the authors say school absenteeism is a national challenge.
Almost a…
AAPS Superintendent Tells Crowd at Rally: State K-12 Funding Cuts Causing a “downward spiral into mediocrity”
by David Alexander
During her comments, AAPS Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift continually referred to a “downward spiral into mediocrity” caused by reduced money, saying “Shame on our legislators if they don’t figure this out, and…
EDITORIAL: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green: Student Success in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR PUBLIC Schools recently received a poor rating from the Michigan Department of Education on that district’s school reportcard. Local officials argued that the district’s “high diversity” makes it difficult to meet the state’s high…
Benton Harbor, Mich. Schools Latest Targeted by State for Emergency Takeover
“AN INDEPENDENT review team concludes that a financial emergency exists in the Benton Harbor Area Schools under the provisions created by Public Act 436 of 2012,” states a press release from Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s office.
Five…
Michigan Dept. of Education Announces New Income Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Priced School Meals, Free Milk
NEW HOUSEHOLD income guidelines that are used to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals are available for 2014-15, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced last week.
Established by the U.S. Department…
Yet Another AAPS 2014 Summer Music Program Gracefully Decrescendos to a Close
by Donna Iadipaolo
WHAT CAN GET hundreds of Ann Arbor kids in the summer to relax and revel in playing a musical instrument while also making friends with other musically inclined youth?
None other than the Ann Arbor Public School’s…
