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Ann Arbor Public Schools is facing a projected $25 million dollar deficit in the coming year. So, what happens now? Stateside talked to the board of education's president about the plan for righting the ship.
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Advocates for afterschool programs in Michigan are hoping state lawmakers include more funding for programs across the state.
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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.
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Cleary is skipping letters of recommendation, admissions essays, a lengthy application form, and application fees for Livingston County graduates with at least a 2.0 GPA.