Tag Archives: Ypsilanti School Board

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, Ypsi Public School District | 50 Comments

Parents to meet and discuss the state of Ypsilanti’s public schools in the wake of new Deficit Elimination Plan

By Mark | May 8, 2012

The Ypsi School Board, as I suspect you know by now, voted yesterday, at the urging of the State, to pass a Deficit Elimination Plan calling for the closure of yet another school, and the firing of close to 100 teachers and other employees. Parents, and those concerned about the state of Ypsi’s public schools, [...]

Posted in Education, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Deficit Elimination Plan, dismantling of public education, Emergency Financial Manager, public education | 7 Comments

An update on Ypsi public schools, and a reminder to vote on Tuesday

By Mark | November 6, 2011

As there’s an Ypsi School Board election on Monday, I thought that this might be a good time to check in with our friend Maria Cotera. As you may recall, Maria authored a series of posts on this site, starting in January of last year, on the subject of Ypsilanti’s public schools, and the threats [...]

Posted in Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Fanta, Chapelle Community School, Chapelle Elementary, Eric Temple, Estabrook, Joe Guillen, Kira Berman, Linda Horne, Maria Cotera, neighborhood schools, school closings, school closure, school enrollment, taking back our schools, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Public Schools | 28 Comments

State Rep David Rutledge warns Ypsi School Board that a Snyder czar is on the way

By Mark | May 10, 2011

We’ve discussed it to death here on the site, and I’m not sure how much new ground there is to cover, but our local Representative in the Michigan House, David Rutledge, warned members of the Ypsi School Board yesterday that, unless they found a way to balance their budget, and fast, the Governor was going [...]

Posted in Education, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Fanta, David Rutledge, Dedrick Martin, education reform, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, keeping the poor from education, Public Act 72, Rick Snyder, school vouchers, the desire to strangle Republicans, we need a revolution | 21 Comments

Cronyism in the Ypsi Public Schools?

By Mark | April 27, 2010

In a 4-3 vote last night, the Ypsi School Board voted to hire a new high school principal. And, as this newly hired principal, Justin Moore, coincidentally comes from the same school district in Champaign, Illinois as our new superintendent, Dedrick Martin, there have been charges of cronyism. The following clip, concerning Moore’s somewhat questionable [...]