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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Weekend Open Thread

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The good news is that I've got lots to write. The bad new is that I don't have time right now. So--weekend open thread! In parti...
Monday, September 13, 2010

Saline Schools Non-Discrimination Policy, Part II

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Thanks to Kyle Feldscher for a summary of the Saline school board policy committee meeting tonight, where they discussed the expansion of a ...
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Support Non-Discrimination: Saline

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Monday night, 9/13: Read an update here . Read below to get "the scoop." Monday, September 13th (yes, that's tomorrow) the S...
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

EMU and the Native American Graves

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Laura Bien of Dusty Diary has a very interesting article in ypsinews.com about Native American graves throughout Ypsilanti, and in particu...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Yeah!!!

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Willow Run school board fires former superintendent Doris Hope-Jackson.

Events This Week! SISS, Physicals

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The Black Parents Association and the NAACP (I believe) are sponsoring a reception for the incoming SISS Director. (That is the person in ch...
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Monday, September 6, 2010

A Foolish Consistency

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If not for Ms. Grumet, my 10th grade English teacher, a conversation today would not have reminded me of the American transcendentalist Ralp...

The Post-Labor Day Start

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At the end of September, 2005, Governor Jennifer Granholm signed into law the requirement that Michigan schools start after Labor Day. Essen...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

New Kid On the Block

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Welcome to Kyle Feldscher , the new K-12 annarbor.com reporter. And good luck to David Jesse , who moves on to cover higher education for an...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Ethics Question of the Week

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Are you cheating, if you let someone else copy off of your paper? Or are only they cheating?
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Books, Books, Books: Racing to the Top, Middle, Bottom

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Hat Tip to Assorted Stuff , who pointed me to Diane Ravitch's column in the Washington Post, where she comments on the Race to the Top, ...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Jones School Documentary: Request for Help

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I recently got this email, and I am excerpting it because (besides saying nice things about my blog), Charlotte Young Bowens is doing a docu...

Overheard

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New York City public school teacher to New York City (public) charter school teacher: Public school teacher: So is the pay scale the same?...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Dog Days of August

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Why are they called dog days? I have no idea--I thought maybe because of the idea that dogs lie around and don't do anything? In any c...
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Monday, August 9, 2010

Michigan Radio, Michigan Schools

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All this week, Michigan Radio is doing a series on Paying for Michigan Schools . I'm linking to the first piece in the series. (Dependi...
Sunday, August 8, 2010

Six Things I Learned about the College Application Process Last Year

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Note: The audience here is presumed to be the parent, although the information is good for students too... 1. There is a college for every...
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Assorted Notes

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Schools of Choice Ann Arbor has a limited schools of choice open enrollment period again. That's because they didn't have enough k...
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Just Do It: Democracy In Action

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Yes folks, that's right--it is time for you to consider running for school board.  In fact, it is almost past time! The filing deadline ...
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Monday, August 2, 2010

If You Think Education Matters...

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Then please remember to vote Tuesday, August 3d! Information about the Saline Schools bond issue is here . Information about the gubernato...
Sunday, August 1, 2010

The Valedictorian's Unschooling Speech

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You may find it ironic that a valedictorian speaks out against schooling (I did), but it is a compelling speech . The speaker was Erica Gol...
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