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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, community schools, 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 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, Kira Berman, Maria Cotera, penny wise and pound foolish, public education, race, Sarah Devaney, save Chapelle, SaveYpsiSchools.com, 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, Kira Berman, Maria Cotera, save Chapelle, school budget, school closure, taking back our schools | 45 Comments

Ypsi school closings, part II

By Mark | February 10, 2010

Our conversation last week on the very real possibility that more Ypsilanti public schools may close was so fruitful, that I thought the subject warranted another thread. Here, to get the ball rolling, is a quick update on the situation from my friend Maria Cotera, whose daughter attends Chapelle elementary, one of the schools most [...]

Posted in Education, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ardis Elementary, board of education, Chapelle Community School, Chapelle Elementary, charter schools, John Fulton, labor negotiations, launching a charter school, Maria Cotera, Mayor Schreiber, public education, Rachel Blistein, save Chapelle, school budget, school closure, school enrollment, taking back our schools, teachers union, the future of Ypsilanti, YPSA, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance | 26 Comments

School closings in Ypsilanti, is it too late to stop them?

By Mark | January 26, 2010

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, Regional Career Technical Center, save Chapelle, 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

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More school consolidation in Ypsilanti, and its long term ramifications

Ypsi School Closings, part V

Ypsi School Closings, part IV

Ypsi school closings, part II

School closings in Ypsilanti, is it too late to stop them?

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