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The University of Michigan Lecturers' Employee Organization members will vote on a new deal with the University.
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More than 300 University of Michigan staff, faculty, and alums have signed a letter asking the University to cancel its plan to use trained volunteers for "protest and disruption" response at commencements this year.
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Under the draft policy, UM students who take part in what the university deems to be “disruptive activities” could face punishments including suspension and expulsion.
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The residents want to form the Resident and Fellow Alliance to help lead them in contract negotiations. It would be affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL CIO unions.
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Facing fiscal crisis, Ann Arbor Public Schools plans cuts, offers Jazz Parks superintendent positionAnn Arbor Public Schools must submit a plan cutting $25 million from its budget to the state by April 15. That urgency was evident in the decision by the district's board of education to offer its superintendent position to current Interim Superintendent Jazz Parks.
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Vitti joined the district as superintendent in 2017. The board voted 6-1 this week to extend his current contract through 2028, and give him a pay raise.
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The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether schools can be held liable for failing to protect students from sexual harassment by other students.
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A bill introduced in the State Senate by Dayna Polehanki, a Democrat from Livonia, would make kindergarten mandatory. Currently, students in the state don’t have to attend school until first grade.
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The district and its teachers' union are at odds over pay and teacher retention issues
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The bills passed the state Senate on Tuesday. If passed, students would undergo screenings at least three times a year from kindergarten through third grade.
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This year’s first school safety hearing for the Michigan House Education Committee took place Monday night in Sterling Heights.
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“Some people are very excited about it. They embrace it. They see it as bringing a really dynamic future to education,” said Dr. Sapna Thwaite, the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Education at the University of Michigan Flint.