Articles tagged: education
COLUMN: Human development & education: How far can we cut?
Posted: Mar 22, 2013Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the Global South. Investing in education pays off. It’s clearly ... Read more »
Snyder wants 2 percent bump in Michigan education funding
Posted: Feb 07, 2013This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
COLUMN: Thanksgiving: Looking back long ago and far away
Posted: Nov 19, 2012My Grandmother at age 2 in 1939. THIS WEEK, OurValues-creator Dr. Wayne Baker welcomes Dmitri Barvinok, writing a special, personal series of Thanksgiving stories. Dmitri is a journalism student at Michigan State University and also ... Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: rock ephemera forever; the last time I saw Paderewski; history at best
Posted: Oct 13, 2012This is the next in a series of posts about interesting and useful websites. One of Jimi Hendrix's Asian-style silk shirts, worn in 1967 Hard Rock Cafe Memorabilia All rules breed exceptions. Though I normally ... Read more »
U-M dean speaks about teacher evaluations Sunday on MSNBC's 'Teacher Town Hall'
Posted: Sep 23, 2012Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the University of Michigan's School of Education, will be interviewed at noon Sunday on MSNBC as part of the NBC network’s Education Nation Summit. Read more »
Ann Arbor schools will have larger class sizes in 2012-13
Posted: Sep 02, 2012The past two weeks have been filled with new additions and reassignments at the Ann Arbor Public Schools. And while the district says every classroom will be staffed on Tuesday morning for the first day ... Read more »
School supplies needed for homeless students in Washtenaw County
Posted: Aug 06, 2012While families are shopping and taking advantage of back to school savings, employees at The Education Project, based within the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, or WISD, hope families will think about the many homeless students ... Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: Life's lengths; creative sadness; the screen as teacher; the web as personal footprint
Posted: Jul 07, 2012Life Is Short This is self-indulgence. It's my nominee for one of the greatest full-length movies ever made - primarily because during its full length of about 52 seconds, it perfectly communicates its message. Read more »
OPINION: Ann Arbor schools need police liaison officers
Posted: Jun 20, 2012On June 13, the Ann Arbor Board of Education passed a budget that eliminated funding for the police officers who work directly in the schools. I understand the school budget is currently in a mess ... Read more »
Ypsilanti schools hires 3 new principals for fall
Posted: May 29, 2012Ypsilanti Pubic Schools promoted two teachers and hired one outside candidate to fill open leadership positions at Ypsilanti Middle, Erickson Elementary and Estabrook Elementary schools. Read more »
Washtenaw County teacher still jobless after 7-year quest in midst of education funding crisis
Posted: May 24, 2012Saline resident Lisa St. John has been searching for a permanent teaching position in Washtenaw County since 2005. Read more »
OPINION: 6 tough questions that schools in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County should answer
Posted: May 19, 2012Pioneer and Huron high schools in Ann Arbor were ranked #19 and #20, respectively, among Michigan’s high schools by U.S. News & World Report. But Ann Arbor and other Washtenaw County school districts are falling ... Read more »
column: Why I will never be called 'doctor'
Posted: Apr 29, 2012I take a lot of red-eye flights: leaving in the late evening hours of California and flying back to the eye-cracked openings of Midwest mornings. I’d like to think I have some decent reasons for ... Read more »
Closure: Balanced calendar not coming to Ann Arbor schools any time soon
Posted: Apr 19, 2012The Ann Arbor school board has washed its hands of the balanced calendar debate, abandoning a proposal to try out year-round classes with periodic breaks throughout the year. Read more »
Number of Michigan charter schools grow, but at modest pace
Posted: Apr 14, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
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