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Sunday, February 28, 2016

Ypsilanti History: The Desegregation of Ypsilanti Schools

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While it's still Black History Month I thought I would feature this interesting blog (and history of Ypsilanti schools) that I recently ...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Understanding the Impact of the Governor's Budget Proposal on Michigan Schools

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Michigan Parents for Schools has a detailed summary of the Governor's budget proposal and its impact on Michigan schools. I'm incl...
Sunday, February 7, 2016

The Inspirer Speaks: Washtenaw's National African American Parent Involvement Day 2016

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National African American Parent Involvement Day is Monday, February 8th.   Most local schools are doing something.  Joe Dulin The ...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Guest Post: A Parent Reviews Her Child's M-STEP Results, and Learns...

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A guest post by Naomi Zikmund-Fisher about the M-STEP results, and what they mean. Last week, we finally received my children’s scores ...
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Monday, February 1, 2016

Thinking About Flint: No Words, A Guest Post

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I've been thinking about the Flint water situation for a while. Actually I wrote about the importance of investigative journalism and it...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Wednesday 1/27/2016: AAEA Press Conference, then AAPS Board Meeting

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Ann Arbor teachers have a new evaluation system that involves more testing (of students) and much more paperwork, and they are not happy abo...
Thursday, January 21, 2016

[When] Are We on the Same Team?

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I'll start with a story I heard from my kids several years ago. I wasn't actually there. Every year my parents run a "grandpar...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

ASK ME! An MEA Ad Featuring a Local Teacher

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I don't usually enjoy ads, but this one--I did. The theme? ASK ME.  Local teacher Patti Smith is featured. See if you can catch h...
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Monday, November 16, 2015

Note to Readers

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Well, I've been gone from the blog a bit. About a month ago one of our computers died, giving me less access to the computer. Add to th...
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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Event Monday: Want to Know More About How Kids Qualify for Special Ed and What That Means?

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Have you been wondering if your child would qualify for special education services? Does your child already qualify, but you are wondering i...
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...
Monday, October 12, 2015

Lesson Learned? Pb, H2O, EAA & Investigative Reporting

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Have you been reading about the scandal with lead [Pb] in the drinking water [H 2 O] in Flint?  Maybe you have been wondering who is resp...
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Monday, September 28, 2015

Thoughts on Capsule Night--and a Wish

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Capsule Night--not sure where the name came from--in some schools it is called Curriculum Night. First of all, it's fabulous. Fabulous...
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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Reading--The Legislature Is Too Interested, the State Supreme Court Is Not Interested Enough

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Third Grade Reading Bill Passes House Education Committee--What's In It? The "third grade reading bill," as it is being cal...