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Haisley Elementary Teacher’s Fifth Graders Send Letters: Nobel Laureate, Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Attorney General, Among Others, Write Back

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 14, 2014 0

by Donna Iadipaolo ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL year in Ann Arbor, Haisley Elementary School Teacher Cedric York instructs students in his fifth-grade class to write to prominent leaders from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Mr. York…

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A2 Virtual+ Info Nights—AAPS Holds Informational Meetings for Those Interested in Online Learning

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 8, 2014 0

A2 Virtual+ is offering information nights regarding online course offerings for summer and fall 2014, the enrollment process, and everything Ann Arbor parents and their students need to know to be successful when taking online courses. …

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Dispose of Old, Broken Computer Equipment at April 26 Event Co-Sponsored by U-M and AAPS

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 19, 2014 0

SO YOU FINALLY got that upgrade you’ve been longing for or that must have computer gadget you didn’t think you could live without. It’s all unpacked and the only thing in the way of setting it up is your old dated machine it will be…

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OP-ED: Understanding Schools of Choice in Michigan And The Impact for Ann Arbor Public Schools

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 30, 2014 0

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…

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OP-ED: The Myth Behind Public School Failure

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 21, 2014 0

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…

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EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor Public Schools Robbing Peter To Pay Paul With Schools Of Choice Expansion

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 15, 2014 0

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…

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Testing Ann Arbor Public Schools On Its Release Of Public Records

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 24, 2014 0

In May 2012 former Superintendent Dr. Patricia Green told parents to use the Freedom of Information Act to access public records and information. The new Superintendent urges transparency and minimal reliance FOIA for routine requests. …

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$1.5M Diverted From Public Schools Used For Ann Arbor SPARK Salaries, Marketing & Legal Fees

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 21, 2014 0

Using a tax increment financing scheme, since 2006, over $5 million dollars have been diverted from the cash-strapped public schools and given to Ann Arbor SPARK officials. WHILE ANN ARBOR Public Schools officials, parents and students…

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ACLU Supports DOJ Guidance On Discipline Gaps Such As The One In The Ann Arbor Public Schools

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 14, 2014 0

THE DISCIPLINE GAP. Put simply, the term describes the gap between the number of minority students (primarily Black and Hispanic) and white students who are formally disciplined and/or expelled from the public schools they attend. Data from…

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EDITORIAL: AAPS Targets Hunger

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 13, 2014 0

IN A RECENT issue of The Ann Arbor Independent, the newspaper published an article which identified a cluster of Ann Arbor elementary schools at which fewer than 10 percent of the fifth grade students have scored “Advanced” on the MEAP in…

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