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EDITORIAL: Transferring Control of Teacher Discipline and Tenure to AAPS BOE

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 9, 2015 0

ON MAY 27, Ann Arbor Board of Education (BOE) approved four policies required by Michigan bills passed in 2011 and 2012 and signed into law by Gov. Snyder. The laws require that local Boards of Education take charge of teacher discipline,…

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OP-ED: Can America Really Fire Its Way to Better Teachers?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 30, 2014 0

by Liz Dwyer TO THE AVERAGE American there’s only one Vergara that matters: “Modern Family” actor Sofia Vergara. But despite never gracing a single magazine cover, Beatriz and Elizabeth Vergara, two Los Angeles Unified School District…

Legislature Reforms Teacher Tenure: Education Experts Recommend Michigan Residents (1) Rejoice or (2) Mourn

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 30, 2011 3

As you might imagine, A2Politico gets lots of press releases. We never simply reprint press releases as "news." That would be cheating, as any fourth grade teacher knows. Yesterday, A2P got several press releases concerning the same news…

House Calls: Michigan State Representative Jeff Irwin Talks About Tenure Reform

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2011 2

Representative Jeff Irwin, a Democrat, served for a decade as a Washtenaw County Commissioner. In January 2011, he began his first term in the Michigan House of Representatives. In his regular column, House Calls, A2Politico will pose a…