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A2Indy Investigation: AAPS High Schools in Compliance with Title IX, but Throughout U.S. Full Gender Equity Remains a Goal, Studies Show

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 17, 2015 0

by Maddie Fetchiet THE ANN ARBOR Independent investigated the Ann Arbor Public Schools, examining athletic participation and district spending dedicated to athletics and activities. According to records from the U.S. Office of Civil…

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High School Heroes: Slaying the Dragon—Joe Miller, Recovering Heroin Addict

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 18, 2015 0

This second piece in her High School Heroes interview series, The Ann Arbor Independent’s high school intern Stavi Tennenbaum talks to Pathways to Success Junior Joe Miller about how heroin addiction and recovery have impacted his family,…

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MathCounts Invigorates Math Learning for Area Middle Schoolers

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 8, 2015 0

by Donna Iadipaolo MATHCOUNTS IS A popular extra-curricular activity for mathematically-inclined, or numerically curious, middle school students. Students from Clague, Slauson, Tappan, Emerson, Forsythe, Saline Middle Schools, and other…

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Shawn Batt Aims to Help Ann Arbor Middle School Students Become Top Rate Orators

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 10, 2014 0

by Donna Iadipaolo ONE MAN WANTS to change the face of debate and speech activities in Ann Arbor for middle school students. His name is Shawn Batt, and he is the founder of Michigan Speech Outreach (MSO), which began as a Lansing-based…

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Huron High Among Growing Number of American High Schools Without Student Newspaper

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 23, 2014 0

by Micaela Stevenson HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM matters. According to studies done by the American Press Institute, students who have participated in journalism programs during their high school careers will score higher on the ACT as well…

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Almost One-Third of AAPS Students Chronically Absent, According to CEPI Data

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 10, 2014 0

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…

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AAPS Superintendent Tells Crowd at Rally: State K-12 Funding Cuts Causing a “downward spiral into mediocrity”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 3, 2014 0

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…

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EDITORIAL: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green: Student Success in Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 28, 2014 0

ANN ARBOR PUBLIC Schools recently received a poor rating from the Michigan Department of Education on that district’s school reportcard. Local officials argued that the district’s “high diversity” makes it difficult to meet the state’s high…

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Yet Another AAPS 2014 Summer Music Program Gracefully Decrescendos to a Close

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 1, 2014 0

by Donna Iadipaolo WHAT CAN GET hundreds of Ann Arbor kids in the summer to relax and revel in playing a musical instrument while also making friends with other musically inclined youth? None other than the Ann Arbor Public School’s…

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EDITORIAL: Overpaid Teachers and Underpaid Administrators

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 15, 2014 0

THE AUDIT RELEASED by Ann Arbor Public Schools officials was prepared in part by an auditing firm and in part by a human resource consulting firm from Birmingham. The June 22 document draws on data compiled by the Michigan Department of…

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