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U-M Officials Asking Michigan AG to Press Charges Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters
by Jon King, Michigan Advance
A coalition of student groups at the University of Michigan say Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is now looking into possible charges against students involved in pro-Palestinian protests on the Ann…
AAPS Officials & Parents Fear State Takeover; Ann Arbor Rep. Rheingans Says: “Immediate $25M in Cuts Not Necessary”
by P.D. Lesko
Between 2020 to 2022, when AAPS went to distance education and shut down childcare, enrollment dropped by over 1,000 students. Pupil funding--$9,608 per child in this year’s state school budget-- plummeted. A loss of 1,000…
AAPS Loses Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit Brought By Mom Who Says District Covered Up Abuse of Autistic Son
by P.D. Lesko
Ann Arbor Public Schools attempted to have a lawsuit brought by Jaime Nelson-Molnar thrown out on multiple grounds, including governmental immunity. In a blow to the District's legal team, U.S. District Judge George Caram…
U-M Tickets Student Protesters and Bans Them From Campus Buildings: ACLU Says, “Not So Fast”
by Ann Mullen
According to an article in The Michigan Daily on Mar. 29, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) reported that three students were served citations by police in Ann Arbor “for trespassing at the 101st Honor…
AAPS Board Hires Interim Superintendent Jazz Parks as New District Leader
The President of the AAPS Board of Education, Torchio Feaster, released a letter to the community announcing that the Board, through a "painful vote," had hired current Interim Superintendent Jazz Parks to lead the District. The letter, in…
Local Rabbi Says AAPS Trustee Querijero’s Resolution for Cease Fire in Gaza an Effort to “Stigmatize Jewish Children”
by P.D. Lesko
Rabbi Nadav Caine leads the congregation at Beth Israel synagogue on Washtenaw Ave. On Jan. 15 he sent out an email to the members of the synagogue in which he sharply criticized the members of the Ann Arbor Public Schools…
One Ann Arbor Landlord’s “Blatant” Attempt to Thwart the Early Leasing Ordinance
by P.D. Lesko
Katie Waddle is a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the University of Michigan. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago, an M.Ed in Secondary Math Education from Stanford, and an M.A. in Mathematics…
U-M Continues to Stiff Ann Arbor While Colleges Across the Country Make Voluntary Payments in Lieu of Taxes
11/1/23: Updated with comments from former City Council member Jeff Hayner.
by P.D. Lesko
Nonprofits in at least 28 states contribute what are often known as payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, to the localities in which they are…
U-M Grad Workers Approve New Contract That Guarantees 20 Percent Salary Hike, Not 60 Percent
by Kyle Davidson
Graduate student employees gathered Friday on the steps of the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan to celebrate the ratification of their new contract, following a five-month-long strike.
The…
GEO Settles Unfair Labor Charges and U-M Agrees to Drop Suit for Damages
by Jon King
While a strike by University of Michigan graduate student workers stretches into its third month, a settlement has been reached on several unfair labor practice (ULP) charges that were pending with the Michigan Employment…