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Important GED deadline coming soon

January 11, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Those hoping to earn their GED high school equivalency certificates need to act fast. The current GED test expires at the end of this year, said Sharman Spieser, director of the Ann […]

Two U-M students donate 200 books to Carpenter Elementary class

January 11, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Two University of Michigan student mentors donated more than 200 books to Anthony Galardi’s third grade class at Carpenter Elementary last month. The mentors, Francesca George and Tiffany Tan, are senior psychology […]

Learning centers meet kindergarteners’ individual learning needs

January 8, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Peek inside any kindergarten classroom in the Ann Arbor Public Schools, and you’ll likely see small groups of students working intensely at different tables. Whether they’re arranging letters or patterns of blocks, […]

Gordon Group Agency of MEEMIC Insurance grants 11 teachers professional development grants

January 8, 2013 AAPS News Editor

The Gordan Group Agency of Meemic Insurance, which provides insurance for 175,000 educators and their families, continues to support the Ann Arbor Public Schools with generous grants.

Mitchell kindergarteners send gifts to young Hurricane Sandy victims

January 7, 2013 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh After a superstorm ripped through the East Coast in October, people from all over the country sent their support in the form of money, care packages and supplies.Two kindergarten classes at Mitchell […]

Northside’s chess club popular lunchtime alternative

January 7, 2013 AAPS News Editor

When Northside social worker Julianne Muir began a lunchtime chess club, she thought she’d maybe have eight or ten students show up. But by just the second meeting, 36 third, fourth and fifth graders were […]

Teaching Assistant Ann Mooney retires from district

December 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

After 15 years, TA Ann Mooney is retiring from the Ann Arbor Public Schools. Mooney worked half-time first at Haisley and then at Lawton Elementary. A social worker, she spent much of her time in […]

Pioneer gift baskets help families over holiday break

December 20, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh Thanks to the collaboration of staff, parents and students at Pioneer High School, 27 families are getting a small boost over winter break. They’re picking up bags of food for breakfast, lunch […]

Eberwhite’s lunch scraps make great compost for Leslie Science Center

December 19, 2012 AAPS News Editor

In the Eberwhite Elementary cafeteria, there are trash bins, recycling bins, and a small 5-gallon bucket lined with a biodegradable bag. It’s the compost bucket where kids put their leftover apple cores, banana peels, orange […]

Magic of Christmas Adopt a Family Foundation reaches 350 AAPS students

December 19, 2012 AAPS News Editor

By Tara Cavanaugh In a season full of gift-giving, it’s easy to forget that not everyone gets what he or she wants –– or needs. The Magic of Christmas Adopt a Family Foundation, founded by […]