It would appear that the financial situation at Ypsi Public Schools is even more dire than we’d been led to believe, and the State is demanding that immediate, drastic action be taken. The following comes from AnnArbor.com: …Ypsilanti was anticipated to have a combined two-year $6.38 million deficit at the end of 2011-12. However, in […]
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Monday night’s fight to protect what’s left of public education in Ypsilanti
Posted in Civil Liberties, Education, Uncategorized Also tagged Adams Elementary, Clark Park, David Bates, Dedrick Martin, Deficit Elimination Plan, dismantling of public education, Emergency Financial Manager, Erickson, Grover Norquist, Kelli Glenn, Maria Cotera, New Tech HIgh School, public education, Southwest Detroit Freedom School, taking back our schools, Water Street, Ypsilanti Board of Education, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Public Schools 36 Comments
More school consolidation in Ypsilanti, and its long term ramifications
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, community schools, 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