A few days ago, I posted something here about the proposed merger of the Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts. Well, what I’d written was apparently brought to the attention of Scott Menzel, the superintendent of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. Scott asked for an opportunity to clarify a few things concerning the proposed merger, […]
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WISD Superintendent Scott Menzel on the proposed merger of the Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts
Posted in Education, Michigan, Sustainability Also tagged budget cuts, Chapelle, charter schools, civic involvement of students, community gardens, consolidation, curriculum, discipline, dismantling of public education, EAA, Early College Alliance, Eastern Leaders Group, Eastern Michigan University, education reform, Educational Achievement Authority, Emergency Financial Manager Act, Emergency Financial Manger, Emergency Manager, Great Start Readiness Program, Head Start, Houghton Mifflin, Lead and Learn, Maria Cotera, mentorship, Muskegon Heights, New Tech HIgh School, persistently low achieving, PLA, privatization, public education, School Aid Act, school budget, school calendar, school vouchers, Scott Menzel, social justice, STEMTech, student court, United Way of Washtenaw County, urban agriculture, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Willow Run Community Schools, WIllow Run high school, WISD, Ypsilanti Area Community Fund, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Public Schools 14 Comments
Granholm to deliver giant check to Ypsilanti Freighthouse
As I think many of you know, John Dingell and Jennifer Granholm, among others, have been working these past several months to get the rehabilitation of our historic Freighthouse covered by federal stimulus funds. Well, word on the street is that they’ve been successful. According to several reputable sources, Representative Dingell and Governor Granholm will […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Rail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, big checks, Dingell, Frieghthouse, Friends of the Freighthouse, Granholm, holm 23 Comments
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation to invest in the Ypsilanti Freighthouse
I haven’t heard a final dollar amount mentioned yet, but word on the street is that the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation will be coming through with the grant for the Ypsi Freighthouse that I last mentioned here in October. It may be a bit premature, but I’d like to thank the board members of […]
Posted in Rail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Bill Kinley, Friends of the Freighthouse, grant, Pfizer Legacy Grant, Ypsilanti Freighthouse 9 Comments