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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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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The Work Goes On: The Dream Shall Never Die

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What Are The Odds?  Given that the Chicago Cubs came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, and Iowa j...
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Saturday, October 15, 2016

WeRoc Questionnaires For AAPS School Board Candidates

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I was asked by WeRoc to post the AAPS school board candidates' answers to their questions. After thinking about it for a while, I've...
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Monday, October 10, 2016

Ann Arbor School Board Endorsements: Mitchell, Gaynor, Van Valkenburgh

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It's time for Ann Arbor school board endorsements.  There are eight candidates for three spots, and my friends who have gotten their a...
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Sunday, October 9, 2016

Who's In For Scholarships? Join Me At Rick's* Run For Kids!

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Next Saturday, October 15th, in the morning, you will find me at Rick's Run For Kids , doing a mixture of running and walking around be...
Sunday, September 11, 2016

Introducing...Educate Ann Arbor

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Those of you who have been reading this blog for years know that this year, my youngest child is entering his senior year of high school! Wh...
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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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Before The School Year Starts

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Maybe you have already bought back to school supplies. Maybe you are not a procrastinator. Maybe you are not squeezing the last few days of ...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Voter Registration: With Schools, Every Vote Matters

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Last week, the day after the election, I was helping a woman from Whitmore Lake complete a Medicaid application. At the end of the a...
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Monday, July 25, 2016

Election News: National and Local Developments

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Note to Readers: Before I share any national or local news, I just want to say that I think that this (November) election is super importan...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Swimming Lessons

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My heart aches tonight for a child I didn't know.  Billy Dunn was about to turn 19, and he loved fishing and swimming, and he drowned ...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Spotlight, P.R., & the State of the Schools

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Generally speaking, I am not a movie person. It's rather ironic, then, that I am talking about movies twice in one week! [The first ...
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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Monday, May 2, 2016

Please Vote Yes: Washtenaw County Special Ed. Millage May 3

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Tuesday May 3d the county has a special education millage on the ballot.  It's the only thing on the ballot, and it's critical tha...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Guest Post: Teachers, Statistics, and Teacher Evaluation

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Have I mentioned that I love guest posts?  Priti Shah, an AAPS parent and a UM psychology professor read a version of this during public c...
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