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Ypsilanti Community Schools Board of Education gives initial approval to upcoming fiscal year budgetThe Ypsilanti Community Schools budget is in a good place. That’s according to the district’s Director of Budget and Finance, Damien Butler. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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A dozen Ypsilanti Community Schools students will be taking a free trip to Ghana next month. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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After years of false starts, Washtenaw County is closing in on building a new Community and Recreation Center on the site of the old Cheney Elementary School. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The 180 program connects students with one-on-one and small group education. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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The Ypsilanti School Board on Monday approved purchasing a new software program that developers say will a better job developing and tracking school bus routes. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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Thursday was March 14th, also known as Pi Day, and students at Ypsilanti Community Middle School joined in the fun by seeing who could recite the most digits of the irrational sequence. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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Learning about art can be exciting and intimidating, whether it's at the elementary level or in college. For the last two years, students from Ypsilanti International Elementary School (YIES) have been mentored by students from the University of Michigan Stamps Schools of Art and Design to develop their skills for their annual International Baccalaureate Exhibition project. YIES fifth-grade teacher Melanie Eccles has helped lead this partnership, and she talks about how it has expanded the heart and minds of both her students and the Stamps students with Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale.
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Ypsilanti Community Middle School students will have the opportunity to interview the three Democratic candidates seeking to become the next Washtenaw County Sheriff tonight. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.
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The Ypsilanti Community Schools will embrace outdoor education at its early learning centers. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on how the district hopes to utilize the two new playgrounds they plan to dedicate this afternoon.
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These are rather exciting times in the Ypsilanti Community Schools. The state is forgiving the combined debt created when the district merged with the Willow Run Schools. It has received a significant grant to invest in and expand STEAM and STEM programs. And the district will reopen a shuttered school building. WEMU's David Fair discussed these issues and more with district superintendent, Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross.