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[ March 17, 2026 ] The community is invited to the 2026 IB Diploma Program Visual Arts Senior Exhibition Reception High School News
[ March 16, 2026 ] Pioneer Boys Swim and Dive team win another state championship High School News
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Two minutes at: King Elementary

March 14, 2025 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Take a two-minute tour of King Elementary in our ongoing series showcasing each school in the district. The mission for Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School is to […]

AAPS student artists earn honors in the Michigan Art Education Association’s 2025 State Art Show

March 14, 2025 AAPS News Editor

Congratulations to the AAPS student artists for earning honors in the Michigan Art Education Association’s 2025 State Art Show which gave them the chance to showcase outstanding artwork produced by students from all over Michigan. […]

Educators from across the state meet at Carpenter and Allen elementary schools to collaborate on Math Recovery best practices

March 11, 2025 AAPS News Editor

The gathering highlights AAPS’ commitment to research-based math instruction strategies Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis, AAPS District News Editor Carpenter and Allen elementary schools hosted a gathering of math education specialists on Friday, […]

Kirsten Workman, Pioneer High School science teacher

March 11, 2025 AAPS News Editor

Pioneer High School science teacher Kirsten Workman was born in Massachusetts and moved to Michigan in the first grade. She is the oldest of five siblings. Her father is an engineer and her mother was […]

Two minutes at: Lawton Elementary

March 7, 2025 AAPS News Editor

This is one in a series of videos offering a quick glimpse into one of AAPS’ 32 schools. At AAPS, our vision is “Every child, every day.” Everyone fully sees, values, and celebrates each child for […]

Ann Arbor PTO Council launches Equity Fundraiser to benefit Title I students

March 5, 2025 AAPS News Editor

The Ann Arbor PTO Council (PTOC) is launching an online fundraiser on Thursday, March 6 to boost PTO funding at Title I elementary schools. PTOs typically supplement gaps in school funding, but because of wealth and resource […]

Mary Roderique, Burns Park Elementary kindergarten teacher

March 3, 2025 AAPS News Editor

Mary Roderique was born in Minnesota and grew up near Indianapolis. She attended Indiana University, where she pursued an impressive overload of credits, studying Business, Psychology, English, Biology, and Vocal Performance before joining the School […]