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Maria Cotera on the consolidation of Ypsilanti and Willow Run schools

By Mark | April 19, 2012

As you may know, there’s a movement afoot to merge the struggling school districts of Ypsilanti and Willow Run. The hope is, if we’re able to accomplish this, it may save us some money, by eliminating redundancy. Perhaps more importantly, though, it would demonstrate to the Republicans in Lansing that we’re willing to do whatever [...]

Posted in Education, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Fanta, Chapelle Elementary, clubs, consolidation of services, dismantling of public education, East Middle School, education reform, Emergency Financial Manager, Maria Cotera, MIke Flanagan, public education, restorative justice, save Chapelle, social justice, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Willow Run, Willow Run Community Schools, Ypsi Public School District | 12 Comments

An update on Ypsi public schools, and a reminder to vote on Tuesday

By Mark | November 6, 2011

As there’s an Ypsi School Board election on Monday, I thought that this might be a good time to check in with our friend Maria Cotera. As you may recall, Maria authored a series of posts on this site, starting in January of last year, on the subject of Ypsilanti’s public schools, and the threats [...]

Posted in Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Fanta, Chapelle Community School, Chapelle Elementary, Eric Temple, Estabrook, Joe Guillen, Linda Horne, Maria Cotera, neighborhood schools, school closings, school closure, school enrollment, taking back our schools, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Public Schools, Ypsilanti School Board | 28 Comments

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, community schools, David Houle, Dedrick Martin, Deficit Elimination Plan, East Middle School, EdWorks, Estabrook, International Baccalaureate Program, Jason Wright, 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, community schools, East Middle School, Jason Wright, 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

Ypsi School Closings, part IV

By Mark | March 16, 2010

The following is submitted by my friends Maria Cotera and Jason Wright, whose daughter Penelope attends Chapelle Elementary: Update on School closings in Ypsi. It has been a few weeks since our last post, and I’m afraid we haven’t got any good news. We’ve been to board meetings, public forums, and met individually with various [...]

Posted in Education, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Fanta, Chapelle Community School, defunding public schools, Jason Wright, Maria Cotera, save Chapelle, school board, school budget, school closure, taking back our schools | 45 Comments

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An update on Ypsi public schools, and a reminder to vote on Tuesday

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