Articles tagged: AAPS
Q&A: Ann Arbor school board member says AATA might be able to fill void if district cuts busing
Posted: Jun 17, 2013The Ann Arbor school board might have avoided eliminating high school bus services for next school year, but longtime board member Susan Baskett says the issue isn't over yet. Read more »
Scarlett Middle School closed Tuesday
Posted: Jan 22, 2013Ann Arbor's Scarlett Middle School will be closed Tuesday due to a boiler issue. Read more »
Ann Arbor school board votes down privatization contract for noon-hour supervisors
Posted: Oct 11, 2012The Ann Arbor Public Schools will continue to manage its nearly 300 lunchtime supervisors, after the Board of Education voted against a contract that would have outsourced employees to a private company. Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor parent group launches online petition: 'Stop over-testing our children'
Posted: Oct 10, 2012A group of Ann Arbor Public Schools parents has a message for district officials. And it hopes soon that message will be 500 voices strong. Read more »
Ann Arbor school board to vote Wednesday on privatizing lunch supervisors
Posted: Oct 09, 2012The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education will decide Wednesday where paychecks for 250 to 300 noon-hour supervisors will come from. Read more »
with poll: Advertisements on Ann Arbor schools website expected to net $30,000 in revenue
Posted: Oct 08, 2012Ann Arbor parents can now shop for tires or look for a new dentist while browsing their child’s school website. Ann Arbor Public Schools is in the process of launching advertising on the district’s website. ... Read more »
Ann Arbor school board approves first purchases from $45.8 million technology bond
Posted: Sep 06, 2012It’s out with the clunky and in with the new at Ann Arbor Public Schools, as the district begins to roll out its plan for spending a $45.8 million technology bond that voters passed in ... Read more »
Roberto Clemente: Focused on closing the achievement gap, one student at a time
Posted: Jul 26, 2011(Related story: Roberto Clemente alternative school redefines itself: 'We're really about sending kids to college') Marcus Buggs came to Roberto Clemente High School from Clague Middle School because he was getting into fights. Bria Gray ... Read more »
Former Michigan athletes deal with NFL, NBA lockouts
Posted: Jul 15, 2011Former Michigan basketball player Manny Harris said that, despite the lockout in the NBA, he’s not planning on playing overseas. The same can’t be said of his former Wolverines teammate DeShawn Sims. After being named ... Read more »
Audio Report: Allen Elementary in Ann Arbor was hot but not bothered during Wednesday's heat wave
Posted: Jun 08, 2011No A/C, no problem for Ann Arbor Public Schools this week, according to teachers and district officials who spoke today with AnnArbor.com's Ben Freed. Most schools do not have air conditioning, but Wednesday's mid-90s temperatures ... Read more »
AAPSNews: Pioneer High School's Symphony Band wins national award
Posted: Oct 11, 2010Pioneer High School's Symphony Band won the 2010 Commended Winner award in the National Wind Band Honors Project's Mark of Excellence program, according to the AAPSNews service. The competition is national and the award means ... Read more »
AAPSNews Service: Incoming Huron High School freshman to represent U.S. at World Youth Chess Championship
Posted: Jun 21, 2010When he was only 4, Atulya Shetty started playing chess. Now 14, he has advanced in just 10 years to earn many chess honors, including three overseas trips to represent the United States including one ... Read more »
AAPSNews Service: Skyline High School teacher's Guy in a Tie approach helps students learn science
Posted: Jun 21, 2010Jeff Bradley’s “Guy In A Tie” moniker carries this longtime Ann Arbor science teacher through his day, his week, his school year. With his philosophy of being kind, polite and thorough in the classroom, his ... Read more »
with slideshow: Angell, Haisley Elementary School students share their summer plans
Posted: Jun 21, 2010Excited children filled the halls of Haisley and Angell Elementary Schools when their summer vacation began Friday afternoon. Read more »
AAPSNews Service: U-M's Slusser Gallery to host Ann Arbor Public Schools student artwork through June 4
Posted: May 24, 2010Dozens of student works of art ranging from pottery and paintings to jewelry and mixed-media are on display this month at the Jean Paul Slusser Gallery on the University of Michigan’s North Campus, according to ... Read more »
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