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Pioneer to honor beloved teacher/coach on Saturday

November 19, 2015 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Pioneer High School basketball player Laura Stroud feels a bit sorry for the girls who play on the team years from now. They may work hard, have fun, […]

STEAM education expands in AAPS thanks to generous donation

November 19, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Thanks to a $350,000 fundraising campaign, the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation has unveiled its Middle School STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Labs Initiative. Funds will cover seven middle school labs outfitted […]

It’s all about real life experience, justice tells AAPS students at SISS expo

November 18, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Before Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein spoke at Monday’s Assistive Technology Fall Expo, he said that more than anything, he wanted to make a […]

Ann Arbor Public Schools fund balance nearly doubles according to annual audit

November 13, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“You should be really proud about the significant enrollment increases, that’s the size of a middle school over two years, and we’re not seeing that elsewhere,” Plante and Moran’s Laura Claeys told the Board of Education.

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“Technology is a tool that allows all students to shine” Assistive technology expo is Monday, Nov. 16

November 12, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Story and photos by Jo Mathis AAPS District News In the classroom of Burns Park Elementary teacher consultant Jen Barnes, all children of all abilities can take advantage of the latest technology to help them […]

Angell and Wines Elementary Schools receive 2015 National Blue Ribbon Awards

November 11, 2015 AAPS News Editor

“We are very honored that the quality work of our Angell and Wines school teams has been recognized with this prestigious national award,” said Superintendent Jeanice Swift.

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Community Ensemble Theatre to perform “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” Nov. 12-15

November 10, 2015 AAPS News Editor

Community Ensemble Theatre director Quinn Strassel and his students have accepted the challenge of staging an experimental play-of-many-plays, the award winning “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.” Their production of Chicago’s longest-running show […]