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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Ypsilanti Community Schools Perspective: Election Day Blues

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A guest post from Ypsi Anon: Unlike Russell Brand , I vote.  I vote every chance I get.  I am convinced that my vote is the most i...
Sunday, November 3, 2013

Ann Arbor & Saline: Vote on Tuesday!

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If you're like me, the first reminder that there is an election on Tuesday came in a school email that reminded me that there is no scho...
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Halloween Special: Pumpkin Lesson Planning

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Just for Halloween, I thought I would share two pumpkin activities that I have seen (but have not taught myself). 1. This is a lesson in o...
Monday, October 28, 2013

NWEA Testing Cancelled for January: A Positive Sign?

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Ann Arbor school parents with students in the affected schools (all of the elementary schools, plus Ann Arbor Open and Scarlett) got this em...
Friday, October 25, 2013

Listen & Learn Tour: Get Your Thoughts In!

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Dr. Jeanice Swift's Listen & Learn Tour is continuing. She is only about 1/3 of the way through. If you can make it to one of the ...
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Thursday, October 24, 2013

WCC GED Celebration & Graduation

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I walked into the Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building to see a sea of caps and gowns and the palpable feeling of joy. ...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Ann Arbor & Saline: Learn About Upcoming School Millage/Sinking Fund Requests

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Ann Arbor schools are hosting a brown bag lunch to discuss the proposed Sinking Fund vote : Noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25: Brown ba...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

DIY Stockbridge

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I've been meaning to share some great Michigan Radio stories about the Stockbridge schools. Stockbridge is just over the border from Was...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Financing Michigan's Schools--Or Not

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I am taking this directly from an email alert from Tri-County Alliance for Public Education, which is an advocacy group in Wayne, Oakland, a...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Testing, Testing, Testing: Tale #3

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3. Can I opt my child out of the MEAP? Many people are finding their way to my blog by virtue of searching for "opt out of the MEAP...
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Testing, Testing, Testing: Tale #2

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2. What's Wrong With This Picture? This morning, this tweet showed up in my twitter feed. [ Side note and reminder: you can follow m...

Testing, Testing, Testing: Tale #1

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1. About cartooning I admit, I love my little cartoon , The Parable of the Hammer . But I would hate to be as obscure as Bezonki  (althou...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The Parable of the Hammer

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In which I try my hand as a cartoonist!
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Sunday, October 6, 2013

At Haisley School: A Playground for All

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Over on the west side of Ann Arbor, Haisley School has some new additions to the playground. Haisley has several children who use wheelchair...
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

State 1, Local 0: The MEAP and Three Star Holidays

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A few days ago I was contacted by someone from the Arab American Parent Support Group, who was concerned that the MEAP was scheduled to be g...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Local, State, Federal Budget Thoughts (Slightly Random)

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1. Tomorrow is Count Day. A day that makes a huge difference in the budgets of school districts around the state. Please make sure your kid...
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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Evaluation of the NWEA MAP Test (in Ann Arbor)

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Back in March of 2012 (around 18 months ago) my friend Julie and I went to the AAPS school board meeting to talk about our concerns about th...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Just For Fun: Are Tests Biased. . .

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Against Students Who Don't Give A [insert swear word]? Hint: This is a piece from The Onion. I found it very funny. In The Know: ...
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Sunday, September 22, 2013

The (financial) costs of (NWEA) testing in Ann Arbor

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Because I no longer have a child in K-8 grade, I missed the start of the NWEA MAP testing period. I only heard it had begun when I heard thr...
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