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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The Tenure Bills: They're About Testing More Than Tenure

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I just received this action alert from Michigan Parents for Schools . As usual, it's a clear explainer of how the tenure bills would wor...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" and Physical Education

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Probably because I've been thinking about the cuts to Ann Arbor Public Schools' sports teams , I particularly noticed this article i...
Saturday, June 25, 2011

Athletics in AAPS: Safety, Title IX, Process

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I think this message from Liz Margolis and the Ann Arbor Public Schools is so important that I am sharing it in its entirety. I suggest tha...
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Good Teacher, Bad Teacher, Red Teacher, Blue Teacher

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I've become fascinated by the discussions around "bad teachers." Over and over, I read articles where teachers get their backs...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Poem for a Graduating Senior

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Be safe. Have fun. Call me. I love you. Note: I wrote this last year. I wonder why it took me a year to publish it?
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Friday, June 17, 2011

School's Out!

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Enjoy your summer, whether you end up juggling soccer balls, lying on a beach, swimming in a Great Lake, hiking a steamy trail, or reading a...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Top Eleven List: Things to Think About Tonight. Or Tomorrow.

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1. The tenure bills passed the House. All of them. One major change, given how many layoffs have happened this past year...the seniority ru...
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Teacher Tenure Battle

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It's hot, hot, hot--and I don't just mean the weather outside. I mean the battle over teacher tenure rights. Everyone agrees: ther...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

May's Sad News

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Men's 1600 meter race; May 31, 2011 Larry Steeb Memorial Track Meet, Ypsilanti High School Today I was at the Larry Steeb Memorial...
Monday, May 30, 2011

Our Newest National Park: A Field Trip Away

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Much of my spring has been taken up by my son's baseball games. At a recent tournament in Monroe, we were cold and hungry and in the bre...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Puzzling Principal Decisions

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Eleven Ann Arbor principal assignments were announced this week .  There are clearly a lot of politics going on behind the scenes, so to a...
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Whatever Happened?

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To the state budget? The House votes tomorrow; the Senate voted today. You'll find more information at mipfs.org . This rolls back fundi...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Last Chance to Influence School Funding for This Year!

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In the last couple of days I have gotten two alerts from Michigan Parents for Schools (mipfs.org). I'm publishing the most recent alert-...
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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Seen: Bumper Sticker of the Week

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Michigan Board of Education Comes To Ann Arbor! May 26th

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The State Board of Education is coming to our town, and I think it's important for you to give them a piece of your mind. The S...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

This Guy Is Really Embarrassing Me!

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Do you know that Randy Richardville, our Senate Majority Leader, represents part of Washtenaw County????? Just now, we find out the state ...
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Charter #1: Ann Arbor Learning Community

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I promised I'd start looking at Washtenaw County's charter schools, and I'm starting alphabetically, which brings us to: Ann A...
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