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Showing posts with label bad ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bad ideas. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Work to Stop the DeVos Nomination to the Department of Education

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You may already know that Betsy DeVos has been nominated to be the U.S. Secretary of Education. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for ne...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Good, And Plenty

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Exactly three years ago I wrote a post about how I hate the "Exceptional" tag that the Ann Arbor Public Schools uses to promote th...
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Friday, May 6, 2016

State House Burns Detroit Schools in Middle of Night Session

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While we were sleeping, the State House Republicans pushed through some awful legislation that burns the Detroit schools . (In case you are ...
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

State Legislation: Thank You, Local School Boards, Superintendents, Representatives

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I think I would be remiss if I didn't thank the school board and superintendent (and, in fact, not just of Ann Arbor, but of Lincoln sch...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Major Changes in Ann Arbor Schools Policies Again Put on Agenda at the Last Minute

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Someone just alerted me to three new proposed policies, named the "prohibited subjects policies," that have been placed on tonight...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Worth Your Time! Parent Presentation to AAPS Assessment Committee on Opting Out of the MSTEP

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Angie Smith, one of the parents on the Ann Arbor Schools Assessment Advisory Committee, shared this powerpoint presentation with the committ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Ann Arbor Public--And School Board--Want Guns Out of the Schools

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In case you missed it, at last night's board meeting there were some nice statements from Superintendent Jeanice Swift, President Deb Me...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Guess Who's Evaluating Those Standardized Tests? (I Wish This Were a Joke!)

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From an ad on Craigslist : "The starting pay is $10.70 per hour." For that sum, I'm sure they are getting some highly skil...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Governor's FY 2015-2016 Budget: What Does All This Mean To You?

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This is a guest post by A3 Teacher: As the State lays out its K-12 budget for the 2015-16 school year , there are some interesting things...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

You Should Be Super Mad Right Now: Legislators Rob School Aid Fund

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As a friend wrote on Facebook,  "This just makes my blood boil." What was she talking about? She was talking about today...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Can an On-line Course Teach Poetry Slams? A Guest Post by A3 Teacher

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This is Part 2 of two posts about online learning by A3 Teacher. Here is Part 1 . Last week I wrote about my experience as a student tak...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Reflections on Ypsilanti Community Schools, Year 1: Take the Survey

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It was--and is--a BIG DEAL. Last year, Ypsilanti and Willow Run schools consolidated into Ypsilanti Community Schools, and it has been a ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

State Budget Discussions: School Implications, Again

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Budget Season is Back Steve Norton of Michigan Parents for Schools wrote last week: After a three-week break in April, the State Legi...
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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Why Girls and People of Color are Less Likely to Choose Science

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One summer, in the middle of college, I worked for a Parks Council project in Central Park in Manhattan, supervising 24 high school students...
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