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Here’s Why Your Kids’ SAT Scores Will Drop After 2016
by Suzy Parker
AFTER 2016, EVERYONE who takes the SAT will be getting a lower score—but it’s not because the test is getting tougher.
Instead, the scoring system for the long-dreaded college entrance exam is shifting back to its…
U-M Student Task Force Report: “University failed to meet ‘recommended 60-day period of time’ between sexual misconduct complaints and school investigations”
Student Task Force alleges football coach Brady Hoke “knowingly issued false statements in December 2013 concerning the status of Gibbons.”
ACCORDING TO A report released on Monday April 14 by the U-M Central Student Government,…
OP-ED: Understanding Schools of Choice in Michigan And The Impact for Ann Arbor Public Schools
by Dr. Jeanice K. Swift
YOU MAY HAVE heard that Ann Arbor Public Schools is currently inviting students from beyond our school district boundaries to consider enrolling in our quality AAPS schools. Because the Schools of Choice topic can…
Poll: Majority Of Michigan Voters Say Gov. Rick Snyder Has Cut K-12 Education Funding
THE MAJORITY OF Michigan voters say Governor Rick Snyder has decreased funding for K-12 schools in the last three years, according to a new Inside Michigan Politics/Lambert, Edwards & Associates/Denno Research poll.
By an almost 3:1…
OP-ED: The Myth Behind Public School Failure
by Dean Paton
UNTIL ABOUT 1980, America’s public schoolteachers were iconic everyday heroes painted with a kind of Norman Rockwell patina—generally respected because they helped most kids learn to read, write and successfully join…
U.S. Department of Education Announces Award To Michigan to Continue Efforts to Turn Around Lowest-Performing Schools
ON MARCH 13, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that 10 states would receive more than $95 million to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest-achieving schools through awards from the Department’s School…
Survey: Colleges Want More Guidance On How To Best Handle Cases Of Student Sexual Misconduct
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES across the nation would welcome additional support and assistance in creating appropriate sanctions or interventions with students who are found responsible for sexual misconduct.
That was one of the main…
EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor Public Schools Robbing Peter To Pay Paul With Schools Of Choice Expansion
DR. JEANICE SWIFT hopes to attract students from districts throughout Washtenaw County in the 2014-2015 academic year. AAPS has designated 100 seats in kindergarten, 100 seats in first grade, 25 seats in grades 3, 4, 5, 50 seats in grades…
EDITORIAL: Rape Culture In American Universities
COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE dangerous places for American women. According to figures from a U.S. Department of Justice study, 25 percent of college women will be victims of rape or attempted rape before they graduate within a four-year college…
Bill Sponsor Says Year-Round Schools Will Prove Popular
by Ron French
A BILL TO encourage struggling Michigan schools to convert to a year-round schedule was approved by the House Appropriations Committee last week, and now moves to the full House for consideration. The proposal, sponsored by…
