education

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks Michigan worst in the Midwest for overall child well-being. Colin Jackson has more.

Ann Arbor teachers aren’t the only people in the school district working without a contract. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

It is less than a month before the July 1st deadline for the Legislature to have a budget wrapped up for the coming fiscal year. As we hear from Rick Pluta, the Legislature has a history of missing that target.

Longtime Ann Arbor resident and co-founder of Michigan Parents for Schools, Steve Norton has been appointed to the Ann Arbor School Board. He replaces Don Wilkerson, who resigned in April. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A large crowd packed the parking lot of the Ann Arbor Schools Administration Building on Wednesday. They were part of a rally demanding district teachers get a fair contract. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Eastern Michigan University students spearheaded a recent effort to transform the annual Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition (SEMIS) Community Forum into a zero-waste event for the first time. Thanks to their efforts, 250 pounds of food and other materials were composted, and 165 pounds of unused food were recovered and donated to Ypsilanti-based Hope Clinic, resulting in less than a third of a bag of waste from the event going to a landfill. Lee Van Roth talked about the event and what it may lead to with SEMIS Coalition Director Anna Balzer.

A large group of Ann Arbor schoolteachers and supporters are holding a rally tonight ahead of the district’s school board meeting. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, the Ann Arbor Education Association has just entered its sixth month without a contract.

The Washtenaw Intermediate School District will soon have a vacancy on its Board of Education. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Washtenaw Community College is putting forward a proposal to voters to renew its operating millage. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Ann Arbor Public Schools needs to focus on rightsizing its staff regarding its enrollment numbers. That’s one of the suggestions coming from new Chief Financial Officer Ante’ Britten as they work on the next budget. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.