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Redefining fundraising: PTO Thrift Shop profits create cash for AAPS

February 29, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh On the south side of town, tucked away on South Industrial Highway, rests a little thrift shop that is nearly a million-dollar enterprise. Blink and you’ll miss it. The shop looks like […]

State School Board member visits Slauson Middle School for NAAPID

February 16, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Daniel Varner, a member of the State School Board and executive director of Excellent Schools Detroit, visited Slauson Middle School for National African American Parent Involvement Day Feb. 13.

Students think big at Forysthe Science Fair (with photo slideshow)

February 13, 2012 AAPS News Editor

–By Tara Cavanaugh Forsythe Middle School science teacher Dan Ezekiel isn’t sure if the school’s annual science fair really is the biggest one in the state, but he calls it that anyway: “No one’s corrected […]

Spanish-speaking students learn English with help of in-class translators

February 8, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Spanish Language Internship Program tutor Victora Reackhoff translates for seventh grader Brian in his science class at Slauson Middle School. SLIP tutors are University of Michigan students who provide in-class translation for AAPS students who […]

Making math fun: Volunteer tutors help students build confidence, strategizing skills at Abbot Elementary

February 6, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Sometimes, a little extra attention can go a long way. In a 6-week pilot program, volunteers from Comerica Bank and Google have been playing math games with fourth and fifth grade students […]

Pioneer special education students participate in Special Olympics Winter Games

February 1, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service Next week, nine Pioneer High School students are going on the trip of a lifetime: they’re competing in the Olympics.

Old computers lead to workarounds, wait time during reading intervention

January 27, 2012 AAPS News Editor

Editor’s Note: On May 8 voters in the Ann Arbor Public Schools will be asked to consider a bond issue to replace aging district technology and provide technology to support 21st century learning. The program […]

Extra library books find new home at AAPS

January 26, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service A few times a year, libraries clean out their inventories and get rid of excess books. But those books aren’t just tossed into the trash. Instead, materials at the […]

Dance Body performance showcases student creativity

January 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service Tonight’s Dance Body performance will feature pop music, smooth moves and the work ethic of a thriving dance company.

Skyline hosts first annual A Cappella-palooza (with audio slideshow)

January 19, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh, AAPS News Service More than 200 high school students sang at an “A Cappella-palooza,” held at Skyline High School on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The students were part of 14 a cappella groups […]