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…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fracking in Michigan
All Michiganders should be alarmed about frack waste coming from other states, not just residents who live near the receiving landfill. Citizens should be alarmed even if the load doesn’t glow, like the one from Washington County,…
While Serving as Brown U Provost, U-M President Schlissel Did Little to Stem Campus “Rape Culture,” Critics Claim
by Donna Iadipaolo
“Dr. Schlissel was negligent in taking a leadership role on these issues, being proactive to combat a rape culture, as well as investigating student complaints, according to Carty. When some administrators did act, it…
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: Michigan’s Minimum Wage Rises
ON SEPT. 4, Michigan’s minimum wage will rise to $8.15 from $7.40. Back on May 28, Michigan legislators passed The Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, under the auspices of which the state’s minimum wage will increase from $7.40 to $9.25 per…
Will This High-Tech Sensor Keep Athletes Safe From Concussions?
by Holly Eagleson
Shockbox helmet sensors are bringing football-safety technology to high schoolers around the country.
AS PRESEASON games get under way on gridirons across the country, there’s been unusually positive news about…
Detroit’s New “Writers Residency” Takes Off
AS THE LARGEST city in U.S. history to declare bankruptcy and home of the infamous Eight Mile Road, Detroit might not be the first place that comes to mind if you’re a writer looking for community. But in the wake of a decades-long exodus…
A2POLITICO: U-M and FOIA—the $96,000 Question
by P.D. Lesko
THE U-M FOIA official sent a letter requesting $60 to examine one month of that institution’s FOIA log. This was after I received a handwritten list of FOIAs submitted to U-M that covered a two week period and a letter…
OP-ED: In the Hamas/Israel Dispute, There are Two Sides to the Story
by Helen Aminoff
A FRIEND OF ours gave me a copy of an article that appeared in The Ann Arbor Independent’s 23 July issue, written by Donna Nevel entitled “The Problem With Israel: The Mass Expulsion of Palestinians.” I would like to…
Former Ward 2 Council Member Tony Derezinski Runs for WCC Board of Trustees
FORMER ANN ARBOR City Council member Tony Derezinski (D-Ward 2) is launching a bid for a spot on the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees. Derezinki, who once batted around the idea of running for mayor, was defeated in the 2012…
