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WISD Superintendent Scott Menzel on the proposed merger of the Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts

By Mark | July 15, 2012

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, [...]

Is there an opportunity for the community to take control of the impending consolidation of Ypsi and Willow Run public schools, and push for a visionary curriculum?

By Mark | June 21, 2012

If you’re a regular reader of this site, you know that my friend Maria Cotera has, over the past few years, been sharing reports with us on the status of Ypsilanti’s public schools. From the closing of Chapelle elementary to the the adoption of the recent deficit elimination plan, she’s established herself, at least in [...]

Posted in Education, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged ballot initiatives, class size, consolidation, curriculum, Deficit Elimination Plan, dismantling of public education, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, food justice, Houghton Mifflin, Lead and Learn, Maria Cotera, public school challenges, social justice, student court, urban agriculture, Washtenaw IntermediateSchool District, Willow Run, Willow Run Community Schools, WISD, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Public Schools | 51 Comments

Ypsilanti immigration interview: Michael Geminder

By Mark | September 9, 2011

As you know, over the past few weeks, I’ve been interviewing people who have, for one reason or another, chosen to leave the Ypsi/Arbor area in hopes of making a better life somewhere else. While I think I had a pretty good sense as to why people generally leave our community, I thought that it [...]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged bike friendly, interviews, San Jose, second home, walkability, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti | 10 Comments

Would the Hantz Farm be good for Detroit?

By Mark | January 10, 2010

Last week, in the wake of a post on urban food production and how it might help stave off the impending cannibal apocalypse, a reader by the name of KJC asked what people thought about John Hantz, and his plans to create a massive for-profit farm in the heart of downtown Detroit. As I didn’t [...]

Posted in Agriculture, Detroit, Food | Also tagged Ashley Atkinson, cannibal apocalypse, Center for Economic Security, CS Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems, Dan Carmody, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, Eastern Market, eminent domain, Food & Society Conference, Greening of Detroit, high-fructose corn syrup, John Hantz, local food production, Malik Yakini, Matt Allen, Michael Hamm, Michigan State University Extension, monocultures, plantations, post-petroleum era, public policy, Thomas Jefferson | 29 Comments

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