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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Now that Ann Arbor is going to be operating a school within Ypsilanti, maybe it’s a good time to broach the subject of our two districts working together, instead of against one another
On August 18, just a few weeks before classes were set to begin at Ann Arbor’s Allen Elementary, a water main broke beneath the school resulting in serious damages that parents were told would take several months to repair. Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) Superintendent Jeanice Swift assured Allen families at the time that, in […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged AAPS, Allen Elementary, Ann Arbor Board of Education, bussing, charter schools, dismantling of public education, economic segregation, education reform, flooding, Jeanice Swift, Maria Sheler-Edwards, mergers, Proposition A, public education, schools of choice, segregation, Washtenaw County, West Middle School, WISD, YCS, Ypsilanti Board of Education 75 Comments
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, Sharon Irvine, threats to public education, WISD, YPSD, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school 106 Comments