Tag: Michigan
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Federal lawsuit accuses AAPS and MDE of racketeering, inadequate pandemic special education
This article was published on Michigan Radio by Caroline Llanes on July 5, 2021. Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Michigan Department of Education are defendants in a lawsuit filed in federal court on June 30. The lawsuit, brought by parents of special education students in AAPS, alleges inadequate special education services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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State education department seeks to address special education teacher shortage
This article was published on Michigan Radio by Virginia Gordan on April 29, 2021. The Michigan Department of Education is offering an option to help school districts deal with what State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice calls a “critical shortage of special education teachers in many Michigan school districts.” The MDE will allow a time limited…
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Farmington Steam Academy Seclusion Room Sparks Protest
This article was published on Farmington Voice by Joni Hubred on April 12, 2021. Amanda Thielen’s son was a first grader at Kenbrook Elementary School when he first experienced a seclusion room. Nicholas, now a 5th grader, has a range of developmental issues. Being isolated in a room with an adult holding the door closed,…