Articles tagged:ann arbor school district

Posted: Tue May 22 2:59 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Pioneer High School scavenger hunt a no-go for 2012 seniors?

Pioneer High School's annual scavenger hunt may be no longer, after 31 students from the class of 2011 were punished for trespassing, vandalizing and defecating on school property.

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Posted: Thu Apr 26 2:59 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Ann Arbor to study later high school start times

Ann Arbor school board members expressed an interest Wednesday in studying the possibility of starting high school classes later for the district's students.

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Posted: Thu Apr 26 12:50 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Painful choices: Ann Arbor school board wrestles with need to cut at least $7 million

The Ann Arbor school board began poking, prodding and prioritizing Wednesday as it considers how to cut at least $7.364 million from the budget for next year, en route to eliminating its $17.8 million shortfall.

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Posted: Thu Apr 19 10:30 a.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Closure: Balanced calendar not coming to Ann Arbor schools any time soon

The 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.

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Posted: Thu Apr 19 5:59 a.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter

This story has been updated. Closing Roberto Clemente Student Development Center, eliminating middle school athletic directors and slashing more secondary bus routes are among the proposals on the table for addressing Ann Arbor Public Schools now $17.8 million budget shortfall. The shortfall, previously estimated at $16 million, grew after the ...

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Posted: Thu Mar 15 5:59 a.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Ann Arbor school district outlines plan to eliminate achievement gap

What do you think about this new plan to eliminate the achievement gap at Ann Arbor Public Schools?

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Posted: Mon Mar 5 5:59 a.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Ann Arbor schools seek advice from Google, Thomson Reuters, other technology professionals

A growing group of local technology professionals is gathering to give free advice to Ann Arbor Public Schools as district officials plan upgrades and improvements to the schools’ technology infrastructure. The upgrades and improvements would come only if residents approve a $45.8-million bond that is up for a vote on ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 29 12:21 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Technology millage won't affect Ann Arbor schools' $14 million shortfall, officials say

A $45.8 million bond for technology improvements would not reduce Ann Arbor Public Schools’ estimated $14 million budget deficit, district officials said Tuesday.

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Posted: Tue Feb 28 5:55 a.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Ann Arbor technology millage campaign kicks off Wednesday

Ann Arbor Public Schools will launch an informational campaign for its upcoming technology millage during an event Wednesday at Huron High School.

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 2:59 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Lawyer: Ann Arbor Public Schools investigating alleged Eberwhite sexual assault

The Ann Arbor school district is conducting a thorough investigation of allegations made in a lawsuit claiming a former Eberwhite Elementary School pupil was sexually assaulted by another student, the district's attorney said Wednesday.

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Posted: Wed Feb 15 8:14 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Community High School lottery: Only 1 in 4 makes the cut

A record 440 students entered the lottery for admission to Ann Arbor's popular Community High School, but only 122 were granted admission on Tuesday.

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Posted: Wed Feb 8 5:59 a.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Official: Ann Arbor schools have capacity for district-wide all-day kindergarten

Ann Arbor's elementary schools should have the building capacity to start all-day kindergarten in the district next school year, the director of the district's physical properties says. “(The data) tells me generally there are no buildings that, by capacity, jump out and say, ‘You’ve got a problem,’” said Randy Trent, ...

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Posted: Wed Jan 25 5:58 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Skyline High School bus crash: 'It was terrifying'

David Lovell knew the roads in his neighborhood north of Ann Arbor were slick Monday morning, so he decided his 17-year-old daughter would not be allowed to drive to school. Instead, she and her younger sister would take the bus. With that resolved, Lovell headed to work. His daughter Christina, ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 24 10:05 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
At Roberto Clemente, student overcomes family violence to set sights on college

The accomplishments of Ann Arbor’s Roberto Clemente School and its principal, Ben Edmondson, got some attention in today’s Detroit Free Press.

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Posted: Mon Jan 23 2:52 p.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Skyline High School bus lands on side after slide down icy hill

A school bus driver was ticketed this morning after a bus with eight Skyline High School students on board spun on an icy road north of Ann Arbor, slid down an embankment and wound up on its side.

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