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EDITORIAL: U-M Regents & Open Meetings Act Lawsuit

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 27, 2014 0

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS recently filed suit against the University of Michigan Board of Regents for allegedly violating the state’s Open Meetings Act statute. The allegations are based on analyses of over a year’s worth of votes taken by the…

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Deliverance: The Core is Rotten

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 13, 2014 0

by Warren Liverance LATELY, BOTH LIBERAL and conservative blogospheres are abuzz with discussion of the “The Common Core.” It seems that for once, the majority of both sides oppose something that would be bad for the country. Since this…

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Deliverance: Charter Schools, Political Payback & Union Busting

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 4, 2013 0

by Warren Liverance OUR LEGISLATURE AND governor set their sights on the reform of the public education system. According to a Free Press article “more than 50 percent of high schools have fewer than 10 percent of their students…

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Harder Teacher Tests in Michigan Spur Debate

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 30, 2013 0

JUST 22 PERCENT of candidates passed a beefed-up version of Michigan’s basic-skills tests, up from more than 80 percent under the previous iteration. The plummeting passing rates are due to the state’s overhaul of all of its…