Tag Archives: Dedrick Martin

As we contemplate a brighter future for Ypsi public schools, an anonymous letter alleges financial impropriety at YPSD under Martin tenure

By Mark | February 24, 2013

As you probably know, Ypsilanti’s new Board of Education will be meeting on Monday evening to decide whether or not our recently-consolidated district can possibly move forward and be successful under the leadership of either Dedrick Martin, the superintendent of the Ypsilanti Public School District, or Laura Lisiscki, the superintendent of the Willow Run School [...]

Posted in Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged blind items, dismantling of public education, Jennifer Martin, Laura Lisiscki, New Tech HIgh School, Rob Belous, Sharon Irvine, threats to public education, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, WISD, YPSD, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school | 104 Comments

The “What in the Hell is Going on with Ypsi’s New Unified School District?” post

By Mark | February 21, 2013

Tonight’s the night that I’d set aside to figure out what in the hell is going on with Ypsi public schools. Judging by the increasingly insane comments being left elsewhere on the web, and the epic emails that are being forwarded to me, it sounds as though the great experiment – of combining the Willow [...]

Posted in Education, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Chapelle Elementary, charter schools, David Bates, dismantling of public education, for-profit charter schools, Krista Boyer, Laura Lisiscki, Michigan Leadership Institute, public education, restorative justice, Sharon Irvine, social justice, The Leona Group, threats to public education | 34 Comments

Monday night’s fight to protect what’s left of public education in Ypsilanti

By Mark | May 6, 2012

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 [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Education, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adams Elementary, Clark Park, David Bates, David Houle, 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

State Rep David Rutledge warns Ypsi School Board that a Snyder czar is on the way

By Mark | May 10, 2011

We’ve discussed it to death here on the site, and I’m not sure how much new ground there is to cover, but our local Representative in the Michigan House, David Rutledge, warned members of the Ypsi School Board yesterday that, unless they found a way to balance their budget, and fast, the Governor was going [...]

Posted in Education, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Fanta, David Rutledge, education reform, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, keeping the poor from education, Public Act 72, Rick Snyder, school vouchers, the desire to strangle Republicans, we need a revolution, Ypsilanti School Board | 21 Comments

What Does Gov. Snyder’s Budget Mean to You?

By Mark | March 22, 2011

I spent this evening at a panel discussion at Washtenaw Community College hosted by Michigan State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor). The event was called, “What Does Governor Snyder’s Budget Mean to You?”, and joining the Senator were Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schrieber, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Public Schools Dedrick Martin, Eastern Michigan University Professor and Chair [...]