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More school consolidation in Ypsilanti, and its long term ramifications

By Mark | January 10, 2011

Tonight, across town, there is an Ypsilanti Board of Education meeting taking place. Primarily, as I understand it, they will be discussing their new Deficit Elimination Plan, which calls for the closing of our remaining middle school, and the restructuring of our high school, which, if I’m not mistaken, has been mandated by law after [...]

Posted in Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Adams Elementary, budget cuts, Chapelle Elementary, class size, David Houle, Dedrick Martin, Deficit Elimination Plan, East Middle School, EdWorks, Estabrook, International Baccalaureate Program, Jason Wright, Kira Berman, Maria Cotera, Michigan Department of Education, New Tech Academy, penny wise and pound foolish, public education, race, Sarah Devaney, save Chapelle, SaveYpsiSchools.com, school board, school budget, school closure, school enrollment, school reconfiguration, white flight, Ypsilanti high school, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Schools: Strong from start to finish | 46 Comments

Ypsi School Closings, part V

By Mark | March 29, 2010

My friend Maria Cotera, as most of you readers probably know, was quite involved in the recent discussion over the closure of yet more Ypsilanti public schools. Maria, the parent of a daughter at Chapelle Elementary, not only questioned the assumptions on which the findings of the administration were based, but she, along with her [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Media, Ypsilanti | Also tagged aggressive moderation, Andy Fanta, AnnArbor.com, budget cuts, Chapelle Elementary, class size, East Middle School, Jason Wright, Kira Berman, Maria Cotera, penny wise and pound foolish, public education, race, Sarah Devaney, save Chapelle, SaveYpsiSchools.com, school board, school budget, school closure, school enrollment, white flight, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Schools: Strong from start to finish | 15 Comments

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