Remember how, this past October, the Ypsilanti Board of Education voted to give control of the Washtenaw International Middle Academy (WIMA) over to a consortium managed by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, and how Ypsilanti parents organized to block the deal from going through, concerned about what it might mean for both he local school […]
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WISD and YCS approach terms on the future of the Washtenaw International Middle Academy
Posted in Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged International Baccalaureate, public education, schools of choice, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Washtenaw International High School, Washtenaw International Middle Academy, WEOC, WIHI, WIMA, WISD, YCS, Ypsilanti Board of Education, Ypsilanti Community Schools | 6 Comments
The Great International Baccalaureate War of Ypsilanti
Earlier this summer, I heard that the administrative staff and teachers at the Washtenaw International Middle Academy (WIMA), Ypsilanti’s International Baccalaureate middle school, had begun advocating for a plan that would see them leave Ypsilanti Community Schools (YCS), and join the Washtenaw International High School (WIHI) beneath the umbrella of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s […]
Posted in Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Betsy DeVos, charter schools, for-profit charter schools, International Baccalaureate, Maria Sheler-Edwards, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Washtenaw International High School, Washtenaw International Middle Academy, WEOC, WIHI, Willow Run, WIMA, WISD, YIES, Ypsilanti Board of Education, Ypsilanti Community Schools, Ypsilanti International Elementary School | 31 Comments