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The timeline for Ann Arbor teachers to agree to buyouts has been extended until Friday, June 7. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, other changes to the deal have been agreed to, as well.
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Ann Arbor School Interim Superintendent Jazz Parks is recommending a reduction of 94 teaching positions to help slice over $20 million from the district budget. The School Board will hold a special meeting Monday night to vote on the package. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Teachers and staff in the Ann Arbor School District are hoping for good news Wednesday night but bracing for the worst. Superintendent Jazz Parks is expected to lay out how the administration will address a $25 million budget shortfall at this evening's Board of Education meeting. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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An overflow room full of teachers, parents, and students asked the Ann Arbor School Board last night to hold off on approving a resolution to allow the administration to layoff staff and teachers to help fill a $25 million budget shortfall. In the end, it passed narrowly. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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An overflow crowd packed into Wednesday night’s Ann Arbor School Board meeting with plenty to say about the district’s $25 million budget shortfall and the likely layoffs it will cause. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has the story.
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As teachers and students in Ann Arbor Public Schools return to the classroom for the new school year, they do so with the future of their superintendent in doubt. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.
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Six unions representing employees in the Ann Arbor school district are demanding the Board of Education rescind its decision to move forward with the process of termination of the Superintendent. They contend the process lacked transparency and failed to provide due process to Dr. Jeanice Swift. WEMU’s David Fair caught up with the presidents of two of those unions. Fred Klein heads the Ann Arbor Education Association, which represents district teachers, and Natasha York leads the Ann Arbor Administrators Association.
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The Ann Arbor Education Association continues to encourage Ann Arbor Public Schools to remain a virtual learning district during the pandemic. Fred Klein…
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The Ann Arbor Education Association sent a letter to Ann Arbor Public Schools encouraging the district to continue using a virtual learning model instead…