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Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift

AAPS BOE Member Who Voted Against Schools of Choice Says the Program Encourages “White Flight”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 3, 2017 16

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…

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The AAPS M-STEP Student Testing Opt-Out Controversy

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 23, 2015 0

by Donna Iadipaolo JEFF GAYNOR IS what you might call the epitome of a veteran teacher. Gaynor has worked for the Ann Arbor Public Schools for more than 30 years: 20 years as an elementary teacher and the last 17 years at Clague Middle…

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EDITORIAL: AAPS Teacher Contract

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 22, 2015 4

THERE IS NO ambiguity concerning the end date of the AAPS teachers’ contract: 2016. The Board of Education members and the Superintendent want the teachers to come to the bargaining table based on a June 20, 2014 agreement that called for…

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EDITORIAL: The Listening Tour—Growth

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 5, 2014 0

AAPS SUPERINTENDENT DR. Swift is preparing to launch another “listening tour” similar to the successful one she conducted shortly after her hiring. We congratulate her on this effort to get out of Balas and into the community to hear from…

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EDITORIAL: Annexing a Financially and Academically Failing District Does Not Serve Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 30, 2014 3

THE WHITMORE LAKE Public Schools may be a short distance from Ann Arbor just up US-23, but the two school districts are plagued by the same financial woes and the Whitmore Lake district’s student performance as measured by the MEAP, SAT and…

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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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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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Treasury Officials Confirm Local Economic Development Entities Divert Public School Funding

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 2, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko While AAPS Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift publicly challenges Gov. Snyder and legislators over cuts to K-12 funding, local economic development groups siphon away millions of public school dollars through tax…

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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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