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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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A2Politico: The New Jim Crow

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 2, 2013 0

by P.D. Lesko MY TWO SONS have been, at various times, advanced in social studies, reading, mathematics and science, according to their scores on the MEAP tests. During the past two years, their overall proficiency scores dropped…

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EDITORIAL: 3649 + 540 = Achievement Gap

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 28, 2013 0

THE NUMBERS, ABOVE, represent the number of children enrolled in the Ann Arbor Public Schools who qualify for free or reduced price breakfasts and lunches. One in four children enrolled in the Ann Arbor Public Schools qualifies. This number…

Michigan K-12 Education—$40 Billion Gets Us The New Jim Crow

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2012 0

By P.D. Lesko Last year at this time my two sons, ages 10 and 13, were advanced in reading, mathematics and science, according to their work on the MEAP tests. This year, one son is advanced in social studies and that both are Level 2…