According to MLive’s Lauren Fitch-Slagter, Dr. Ben Edmondson, the superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools, seen above talking with me on the Saturday Six Pack back in 2016, is going to be stepping down in mid-October. Given that the school year is set to begin in less than a month, I’m inclined to say that this […]
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As we contemplate a brighter future for Ypsi public schools, an anonymous letter alleges financial impropriety at YPSD under Martin tenure
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, Dedrick Martin, dismantling of public education, Jennifer Martin, Laura Lisiscki, New Tech HIgh School, Rob Belous, threats to public education, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, WISD, YPSD, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school 106 Comments
The “What in the Hell is Going on with Ypsi’s New Unified School District?” post
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, Dedrick Martin, dismantling of public education, for-profit charter schools, Krista Boyer, Laura Lisiscki, Michigan Leadership Institute, public education, restorative justice, social justice, The Leona Group, threats to public education 34 Comments