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Showing posts with label Kindergarten. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kindergarten. Show all posts
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Step by Step: Moving Forward After the Death of Anna Hendren Schwalb

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In the last two weeks, we lost two children. Today's post is dedicated to the memory of Anna Hendren Schwalb , and the next post is dedi...
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Monday, April 28, 2014

Choosing A Kindergarten, Ready for Graduation: Looking at the "Long Haul"

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As I've written about before , when my oldest son was ready for kindergarten, I was choosing between the local Hebrew Day School, our lo...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Reviewing the AAPS Budget Decisions

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In another very late night meeting, the Ann Arbor school board voted on a budget. I tried and tried to keep my eyes open for it, but at 1 a....
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Kindergarten Blues

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A parent I know whose child goes to one of our southeast Ann Arbor Public Schools says that her daughter, who is in kindergarten, gets a pac...
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Monday, September 3, 2012

Five Thoughts About Labor Day and the First Day of School

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1. Read about the history of Labor Day here . Remember that in the late 1800s, the average worker worked 12-hour days, 7 days a week. 2. I...
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Monday, February 20, 2012

Chance Encounters and All-Day Kindergarten

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Finally, the Ann Arbor schools have joined the other county school districts s in the rush to create all-day kindergarten--if the districts ...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

In the News

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MEAP "proficiency" cutoff scores are being revised . Think it will help...ANYTHING? The Myths of International Comparisons (yes...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Revenue Side

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It is, in fact, more pleasant to talk about how AAPS can increase its revenue stream than to talk about how it can cut. So here are a few pl...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

It could be worse

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At least in this county, you are likely to get into one of your top seven school choices . Seriously. In San Francisco, that might not be th...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Attention! In-District Transfers Process Happening Now

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A while ago I mentioned the in-district transfer policy. If you are not satisfied with the school you are districted to, and you didn't ...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Why Kindergarten Roundup Is Completely Inadequate

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True Story: As a conscientious parent of an almost 3 year old, looking for good child care, I visited several day cares. Armed with a list o...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

AAPS: Don't you know I'm a Major Donor?

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A large chunk of the Ann Arbor Public Schools funding comes from its per-pupil allocation. Every child in the schools is worth over $9600--f...
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