Tag Archives: Ypsi Public School District

Ann Arbor found to be much better than Ypsi at educating students in poverty?

By Mark | February 3, 2015

Given that the Washtenaw International Baccalaureate High School in Ypsilanti recently finished second in statewide ACT rankings, beating out all of the awesome schools in Ann Arbor, I wasn’t really surprised to see today’s headline in the Ann Arbor News reaffirming their academic superiority. People need to feel awesome about themselves, and that’s OK. And […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged dismantling of public education, mergers, poverty, public education, race and poverty, school consolidation | 51 Comments

As we contemplate a brighter future for Ypsi public schools, an anonymous letter alleges financial impropriety at YPSD under Martin tenure

By Mark | February 24, 2013

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, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, WISD, YPSD, Ypsilanti high school | 106 Comments

As I think it’s probably against the law for me to command you to vote a certain way tomorrow, let’s just call this friendly advice

By Mark | November 6, 2012

Last night, I told you how I intend to vote on Michigan’s six state-wide ballot proposals. And, tonight, my plan, if I can keep from falling asleep, is to tell you what I think about all of the races for elected office, and the local proposals that we’ll be voting on in Ypsilanti. Before we […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adam Zemke, Andy LaBarre, Brian Mackie, Brian Mosallam, Bridget Mary McCormack, Carol Kuhnke, Catherine McClary, Charter Revision Commission, City Charter, Conan Smith, Connie Marie Kelley, consolidation, David Rutledge, Debbie Stabenow, Diane McKnight Morton, D’Real Graham, Election Day, Election Protection Coalition, Emergency Manager, Evan Pratt, Felicia Brabec, Gary Peters, Gretchen Driskill, Jeff Irwin, Jerry Clayton, Joel Ferguson, John Dingell, Kim Trent, Kurt Haskell, Lawrence Kestenbaum, Lois Richardson, Lupe Ramos-Montigny, Mark Bernstein, Michael Woodyard, Michelle Fecteau, Obama, Patrick McLean, Pete Murdock, Richard Landau, Rolland Sizemore, Ronnie Peterson, Sandra Hughes O’Brien, Shauna Ryder Diggs, Sheila Johnson, Susan Moeller, Syed Taj, Wes Prater, Yousef Rabhi, Ypsilanti School Board | 50 Comments

Is there an opportunity for the community to take control of the impending consolidation of Ypsi and Willow Run public schools, and push for a visionary curriculum?

By Mark | June 21, 2012

If you’re a regular reader of this site, you know that my friend Maria Cotera has, over the past few years, been sharing reports with us on the status of Ypsilanti’s public schools. From the closing of Chapelle elementary to the the adoption of the recent deficit elimination plan, she’s established herself, at least in […]

Posted in Education, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged ballot initiatives, class size, community gardens, consolidation, curriculum, Deficit Elimination Plan, dismantling of public education, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, food justice, Houghton Mifflin, Lead and Learn, Maria Cotera, public school challenges, social justice, student court, urban agriculture, Washtenaw IntermediateSchool District, Willow Run, Willow Run Community Schools, WISD, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Public Schools | 51 Comments

Maria Cotera on the consolidation of Ypsilanti and Willow Run schools

By Mark | April 19, 2012

As you may know, there’s a movement afoot to merge the struggling school districts of Ypsilanti and Willow Run. The hope is, if we’re able to accomplish this, it may save us some money, by eliminating redundancy. Perhaps more importantly, though, it would demonstrate to the Republicans in Lansing that we’re willing to do whatever […]