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A2Politico: Dunce Cap for AAPS Trustee Who Defends Playing on Social Media During Open Meetings

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 23, 2022

by P.D. Lesko AAPS trustees are presently embroiled in a public debate about, among other issues, whether members should be forbidden from communicating with each other electronically during open meetings. Seriously? D'uh. The Michigan…

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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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Yes. No. Maybe. AAPS School Board Candidates Weigh in on the Proposed WLPS Annexation

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 14, 2014 2

Update: A comment from candidate Jeffrey Harrold has been added. by P.D. Lesko ANN ARBOR PARENTS contact Board of Education members on a regular basis about a variety of topics both mundane and not-so-mundane. So, the newspaper sent a…

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A2POLITICO: AAPS Board of Education Members Leave District $35M Lighter

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 14, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko TRUSTEES GLENN NELSON and Irene Patalan have said they intend to step down from the Ann Arbor Board of Education. In 2003, they ran as a part of a slate of candidates and have, for a decade, served. In that time, they have…

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Testing Ann Arbor Public Schools On Its Release Of Public Records

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 24, 2014 0

In May 2012 former Superintendent Dr. Patricia Green told parents to use the Freedom of Information Act to access public records and information. The new Superintendent urges transparency and minimal reliance FOIA for routine requests. …

Ann Arbor School Board Members Take Big Money From Unions To Campaign But Vote Against Contracting With Unionized Company For HVAC

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 27, 2011 16

By Chris Savage On December 14, the Ann Arbor Board of Education members approved a new HVAC Journeyman contract with Flint-based D.M. Burr, Inc. D.M. Burr's bid was $66,727 less than the bid of Johnson Controls, the next lowest bidder…

The Politics of Money: AAPS Superintendent Candidate Signs With Larger Virginia School District For $70K Less Than Ann Arbor Job Pays

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2011 20

The former Superintendent of the Ann Arbor Public Schools, Dr. Todd Roberts, left in October 2010. Since then, the District has been headed by an interim Superintendent. In November, when the Board of Education trustees were trying to…