Picketers Oppose Privatization of Ferndale Schools Custodial Services

Picketers Oppose Privatization of Ferndale Schools Custodial Services (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 21, 2015) With red shirts and yellow signs, members of UAW, AFSCME, and FAES/FEA marched back and forth in front of the Ferndale Schools Administrative Building on March 16 in protest of the School Board’s decision to get proposals to privatize maintenance in…

Rochester Student Newspaper Faces Censorship After Condom Picture

Rochester Student Newspaper Faces Censorship After Condom Picture (Katherine Schaeffer, Student Press Law Center, March 19, 2015) When the student newspaper at a Michigan high school printed a photo of a condom-wrapped banana to accompany an article about the school’s sex education program, the staff thought the decision was provocative, but tasteful. Pervasive in advertisements,…

Rochester Student Newspaper Faces Censorship After Condom Picture

Rochester Student Newspaper Faces Censorship After Condom Picture (Katherine Schaeffer, Student Press Law Center, March 19, 2015) When the student newspaper at a Michigan high school printed a photo of a condom-wrapped banana to accompany an article about the school’s sex education program, the staff thought the decision was provocative, but tasteful. Pervasive in advertisements,…

Board of Ed Selects Brian Whiston for State Superintendent Position

Board of Ed Selects Brian Whiston for State Superintendent Position (Michigan Department of Education Press Release, March 18, 2015) The State Board of Education today selected Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston as the next State Superintendent.  Current State Superintendent Mike Flanagan is retiring at the end of June. “Brian Whiston, of all our very…

The Rundown of Changes in Ferndale Schools Restructuring Plan

NewThe Rundown of Changes in Ferndale Schools Restructuring Plan (Ferndale Schools, March 18, 2015) As  a result of a comprehensive analysis of its buildings, an extensive engagement to determine the needs of the community, and a review of the most efficient and effective use of the School District’s resources moving forward, the Ferndale Schools Board…

The Rundown of Changes in Ferndale Schools Restructuring Plan

NewThe Rundown of Changes in Ferndale Schools Restructuring Plan (Ferndale Schools, March 18, 2015) As  a result of a comprehensive analysis of its buildings, an extensive engagement to determine the needs of the community, and a review of the most efficient and effective use of the School District’s resources moving forward, the Ferndale Schools Board…

Farmington Hills Approves Building Three Hotels

Farmington Hills Approves Building Three Hotels (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 18, 2015) Farmington Hills is positioning itself to be a hub of hospitality, with a developer planning on building a Courtyard by Marriott, Holiday Inn, and Homewood Suites brand hotels on the site of the former Alexander Hamilton office building east of the 12 Mile/Farmington…

Guest View: Will Michigan’s Board of Ed Reassert its Authority or Fade into Obscurity?

Guest View: Will Michigan’s Board of Ed Reassert its Authority or Fade into Obscurity? (Nick Krieger, Mitten Memo, March 18, 2015) Last week, Governor Rick Snyder signed Executive Order 2015-9, moving the Office of School Reform from the Department of Education to the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget.  The Office of School Reform is…

Guest View: Lack of Voting, Not Registration, is the Problem

Guest View: Lack of Voting, Not Registration, is the Problem (Kurt Metzger, DetroitDataGuru.com, March 17, 2015) This week marks the beginning of a voter registration drive in Oakland County.  Clerk/Register of Deeds Lisa Brown will hold five voter registration drives throughout March in the communities of Southfield, Auburn Hills, Royal Oak, Waterford, and Farmington Hills.…