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Washtenaw County Food Service Inspection Reports are updated once a month. Please note that inspection reports describe the conditions observed on the date and time of the inspection.
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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!-->!-->!-->…
School Board Member and Wife Took County Grant Money For Which They Were Ineligible
by P.D. Lesko
County records show Ann Arbor School Board Trustee Ernesto Querijero, through his wife Lisa Querijero, applied for funding from the Washtenaw County Community Priority Fund in 2022. The money, according to the application!-->!-->!-->…
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!-->…
“Hatred, Division” Resulting From the School Board’s Passage of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Resolution
by Shirley Rahmani
Dear Ann Arbor Board of Education,
I write to you today with utmost urgency and deep concern regarding the decisions made by the Ann Arbor Board of Education, specifically in relation to the divisive Israel-Hamas!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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!-->!-->!-->…
Ann Arbor Superintendent Refutes “Learning Loss” Among Ann Arbor Students
Superintendent Jeanice Swift disputes value of the term “learning loss,” admits COVID affected “trajectory of growth”
by Jaime A. Hope
The superintendent of Ann Arbor Public Schools says students who were locked out of classrooms for!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Seven Days After Ice Storm 11K DTE Customers in County Still Without Power –Who’s to Blame?
by P.D. Lesko
As of Feb. 28, DTE's outage map showed that 5.24 percent of its customers in Washtenaw County--some 8,836 customers--are still without power as a result of a record-breaking Feb. 22 ice storm that knocked out power to over!-->!-->!-->…
AAPS BOE Member Who Voted Against Schools of Choice Says the Program Encourages “White Flight”
by Patricia Lesko
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) met on March 29 to discuss, among other proposals, whether the District should designate certain schools as "Schools of Choice" and accept students who reside…
The 250 Highest Paid Ann Arbor Public School District Employees
by Patricia Lesko
Public school employee compensation is often a topic of scrutiny when school officials ask cash-strapped voters for additional money—in essence permission to go deeper in debt in order to pay the bills. In Ann Arbor, as…