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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,…
New Study: Degrees From “Elite” Colleges of Little Help to African Americans in the Job Market
by Jared Wadley
DOES HAVING A college degree from a highly selective school make a difference in getting a well-paid job? Not if you’re African-American, says a University of Michigan researcher.
A popular belief in U.S. society is…
U-M MOOCs and Online Learning Offerings Surge, Reach Millions
by Donna Iadipaolo
THE UNIVERSITY OF Michigan has significantly increased its offerings of free, massive open online courses, otherwise widely known as “MOOCs.” At a result, along with other outcomes, U-M receives major advertising, and…
U-M Greek Org. That Caused Damage to Gaylord Resort Earns 4-Year “Time Out”—Maybe
by John Ball
ON FEB. 27, U-M Dean of Students, Dr. Laura Blake Jones, released a 10-page decision in response to a Feb. 6 complaint against Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity for its members’ alleged participation in an alcohol and drug-fueled …
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…
Feb. 11 U-M Poet Lorna Goodison to Receive 4th Annual Shirley Verrett Award
by Eilisha Dermont
CELEBRATED POET Lorna Goodison, a University of Michigan professor of English language and literature and of Afroamerican and African studies, will receive the 4th annual Shirley Verrett Award. The ceremony will take…
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.…
