When I first became an editor for Observer & Eccentric newspapers, I developed a reputation for supporting school bond issues. A colleague who most certainly meant to insult me once said I never met a school levy I didn’t like. I wasn’t insulted. At the time, he was absolutely right. I fully supported local investment in public education, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Farmington Schools’
June 5, 2008
School district approves serious sex ed
I caught just a bit of the discussion about Farmington Schools’ sex ed curriculum on Channel 10 last night. Bit of a revelation, there. As it turns out, the part of the curriculum to which most of the 18 (yes, just eighteen) complaints were addressed has been a part of the curriculum for 13 years. [...]
February 8, 2008
Sony PSP + school = disaster
A Warner Middle School student was treated for serious burns after a portable video game overheated and set fire to his pocket this week.
We all wish this student a speedy recovery.
Here’s my question: Why does the district allow kids to bring video games to school?
–Joni Hubred-Golden
Michigan Woman Blogger
November 10, 2007
Picketing makes sense
As I watched a Channel 4 reporter interview folks about Tuesday night’s Farmington Schools union employees’ protest on Shiawassee, I was struck by the words “live within our means,” spoken by the district’s assistant superintendent Dave Ruhland. That’s a broad brush explanation about why negotiations have stalled between the District and union employees, but
it’s also [...]
