The following interview with Alice Jo Gannon Boss was conducted several months ago, but, for some reason, I’m just now getting around to posting it. Hopefully that fact won’t diminish your excitement over the fact that she’s now one of us… Please join me in welcoming her to the neighborhood, even if it is a […]
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Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Alice Jo Gannon Boss
Posted in Ann Arbor, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged Alice Jo Gannon Boss, Amanda Edmonds, Aubrey Thomason, Bridge Card, city chickens, Cult Heroes, David Palmer, Del Rio, Destroy All Monsters, food security, food stamps, Growing Hope, hatred of football Saturdays, Joe Star Lounge, Krampus, local food, Peter Thomason, pierogis, Polish food, Ron Asheton, Scott Morgan, Second Chance, Shakey Jake, Stefanie Stauffer, urban agriculture, urban chickens, Washtenaw Community College, Zingerman's, Zingerman’s Creamery 7 Comments
School closings in Ypsilanti, is it too late to stop them?
My friends Jason and Maria have a daughter that goes to Chapelle Elementary. Maria and I have been exchanging emails the past few days on the prospect of Chapelle and other neighborhood schools in Ypsi closing due to budget issues and demographic changes. Here, with her approval, is the exchange, in hopes that some of […]
Posted in Education, Ypsilanti Also tagged $6.4 million budget shortfall, Adams, Ardis Elementary, budget cuts, Chapelle Community School, Chapelle Elementary, community input, democratizing space, East Middle School. West Middle School, educational missions, Eriksson, Estabrook, farcical community workshops, Go Dragons, Jason Wright, magnet schools, Maria Cotera, Megaschool, Montessori, neighborhood schools, Perry, public education, Public Engagement Academy, recipes for failure, save Chapelle, school board, school closure, sinking boat analogies, taking back our schools, YPSD, Ypsi High, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti Schools: Strong from start to finish 78 Comments