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Showing posts with label Washtenaw. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washtenaw. Show all posts
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Swimming Lessons

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My heart aches tonight for a child I didn't know.  Billy Dunn was about to turn 19, and he loved fishing and swimming, and he drowned ...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Please Vote Yes: Washtenaw County Special Ed. Millage May 3

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Tuesday May 3d the county has a special education millage on the ballot.  It's the only thing on the ballot, and it's critical tha...
Monday, September 15, 2014

Five Things You'll Want to Know--In No Particular Order

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1. Jenna Bacolor, Director of Ann Arbor Public Schools Rec & Ed, asked me to post this:  The Ann Arbor Public Schools and the City of...
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

News and Dismay, Now More Than Ever

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I was rather dismayed to learn that the latest education reporter for the Ann Arbor News, Amy Biolchini, is moving to the west side of the s...
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Monday, March 31, 2014

Smarter Balanced Test: Try It Out Before Your Kids Take It

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Wondering what Smarter Balanced is? It sounds like margarine, right? It's not. It's a test. It's the test that is supposed t...
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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Grab Bag: Open Conference Review, Same Sex Marriage

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Open Conference Review Last weekend, while I was at the County Clerk's office witnessing an historic event , the Open School Conferen...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Missed Opportunities: Ann Arbor and the Washtenaw IB/WAY/ECA Consortium

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I wasn't really paying attention to the big brouhaha as to whether the Ann Arbor schools should sign the contract to continue to partici...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Six Solstice Friday Notes

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Not that these notes really have anything to do with the solstice. . . 1. The legislature adjourned today without the Senate voting on...
Friday, June 7, 2013

Fantastic Summer Music Opportunity for Washtenaw County Students

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I have known about the Ann Arbor Public Schools Summer Music Program for a couple of years, but this is the first time I've noticed (and...
Sunday, June 2, 2013

Did You Ever Think About Getting An Exchange Student?

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My first introduction to exchange students was in high school, when my friend Melinda went on an exchange to the Philippines. When she came ...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

Opposition Rising and More

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Let's start out with some good news. These terrible education bills have not passed (yet), so let us keep the pressure on! One friend wr...
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Thursday, November 1, 2012

On the Ballot: Washtenaw Community College

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I got this email from a friend about the Washtenaw Community College election: "I am voting for Morton and Landau. I had initially pl...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

2012 Washtenaw County Education-Related Election Information

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I'm rather busy with the petition drive , but the election is coming and we do need to vote. Therefore, I am going to try to put up al...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

School Supplies

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I happened to be on line at one of our big box stores last week, and in front of me were some people buying school supplies. School suppli...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

News Hits

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Milan schools are thinking about whether they should drop the Big Reds name and the Native American logos associated with it . I guess anoth...
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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Evaluating your Child for Special Education Services

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Do you suspect that your child may need special education services? If your child has not been officially diagnosed, but you have a feeling ...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Meet the WISD Board

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The WISD works with the area's school districts & charter schools. I believe that I've mentioned here before, that as the W...
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Sunday, May 1, 2011

May Day! SOS! Yeah!!!!

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May 3d: And. . . The Millage Passes. Thanks Everyone! May Day=today's date. Happy May Day! Those words are also an international sign ...
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Sunday, April 24, 2011

What You Can Do To Fight The Budget Blues

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I loved this anonymous comment from the other day : I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around ANY cuts, seeing as the state's...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Some Charter Schools "Outsource" Management

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I am preparing a series on charter schools in Washtenaw County, and I've decided I'm going to start alphabetically. (I know, you...
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