Articles tagged: Ann Arbor school district
Ann Arbor school district will have to pay unemployment insurance for laid-off teachers
Posted: May 26, 2013Cuts to teaching positions are the largest cost savings in the Ann Arbor Public Schools' proposed budget for the 2013-14 academic year. But if the district is forced to achieve these staffing reductions through layoffs, the cuts will have monetary repercussions. Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor board votes to erect 3 billboards on school property for $100K in revenue
Posted: May 23, 2013Digital billboards could be erected at three Ann Arbor schools come fall. The school board is turning to outdoor advertising as a way to raise money in a time of tight budgets. Read more »
Ann Arbor school district launches survey on qualities wanted in next superintendent
Posted: May 17, 2013The Ann Arbor Public Schools launched a community-wide survey Thursday to learn what parents, teachers, administrators, students, support staff and the general, tax-paying public would like to see in its next superintendent. Read more »
Ann Arbor police investigating graffiti inside Community High School
Posted: Mar 15, 2013Someone spray-painted graffiti inside Community High School in Ann Arbor this week, police said. Read more »
Police respond to student altercation at Slauson Middle School
Posted: Mar 15, 2013Police were dispatched to Slauson Middle School Friday morning to investigate a physical altercation between two students. Read more »
Updated: Skyline High's Sulura Jackson accepts principal position in North Carolina
Posted: Mar 11, 2013Skyline High School Principal Sulura Jackson has accepted a job with Chapel Hill High School in North Carolina, according to a report in The Herald Sun. Read more »
Football brawl fallout: Some allege prejudice in charging of students
Posted: Mar 10, 2013As charges against three Pioneer football players involved in a post-game braw make their way through the courts, some in the Ann Arbor community, including school board members, say the three are being treated unfairly because they're black. Read more »
Ann Arbor superintendent: School closures not realistic for next year
Posted: Mar 07, 2013As Ann Arbor Public Schools administrators wrestle with how to cut another $17 to $20 million from the district's budget, the one thing not on the table for the next school year is closing school buildings, Superintendent Patricia Green said. Read more »
Will there be a snow day for Ann Arbor students Wednesday?
Posted: Feb 26, 2013As snow falls in the Ann Arbor area, it's the question on the mind of every school-age child: Will there be school Wednesday? Read more »
MLive: Some information in Mackinac Center superintendent database outdated
Posted: Feb 22, 2013The Mackinac Center for Public Policy's new database on school superintendent pay includes some outdated and inaccurate information, according to an MLive report. In a Kalamazoo Gazette article published Friday morning, the Gazette reported Kalamazoo ... Read more »
Ann Arbor school officials stand by decision to keep district open Friday
Posted: Feb 08, 2013Ann Arbor school officials got some complaints from parents Friday about their decision not to close schools because of the weather, but a district spokeswoman said they still believe they made the right call. Read more »
All Ann Arbor, Willow Run and Ypsilanti school buses pass inspection for 1st time since WISD consortium
Posted: Jan 12, 2013Students will not find any duct tape holding together the seats of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s buses, according to the results of a recent Michigan State Police inspection. WISD Transportation Director Thomas Moore said ... Read more »
Police boost patrols around schools in Ann Arbor area in wake of Connecticut shooting
Posted: Dec 21, 2012A week after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., and the day some people thought would be the end of the world, police increased their patrols around Washtenaw County schools in an attempt to put ... Read more »
Ann Arbor high school start times won't be changing anytime soon
Posted: Dec 13, 2012After forming a multi-faceted committee to study the topic of high school start times, Ann Arbor administrators did not find compelling evidence in favor of pushing back the start of the day for the district's teenagers. Read more »
Huron-Pioneer football brawl prompts review of coach suspension policies
Posted: Nov 15, 2012The Ann Arbor school board discussed Wednesday night suspending coaches without pay and prohibiting them from attending practice in the wake of the post-game brawl between Huron and Pioneer High School football coaches and players. ... Read more »
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