Education

Posted: Wed Feb 22 5:16 p.m. by Danielle Arndt
American-Islamic council: Pittsfield Township's blocking of Islamic school is 'neo-Jim Crow'

The Michigan Islamic Academy hopes a lawsuit filed in federal district court Wednesday will result in a judge dismissing the decision of the Pittsfield Township Board of Trustees to deny rezoning for a new school. Lena Masri, attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a partner in the lawsuit, said ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 2:59 p.m. by Danielle Arndt
Lawyer: Ann Arbor Public Schools investigating alleged Eberwhite sexual assault

The Ann Arbor school district is conducting a thorough investigation of allegations made in a lawsuit claiming a former Eberwhite Elementary School pupil was sexually assaulted by another student, the district's attorney said Wednesday.

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 2:59 p.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
U-M research assistants seeking union election face new roadblock in State Legislature

The quest for unionization might become a lot more complicated for the group of University of Michigan Graduate Student Research Assistants that has been battling college administrators and state officials for the right to form a union. The Michigan Senate Wednesday passed SB 971, a bill that defines GSRAs as ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 1:50 p.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
MTV coming to University of Michigan Thursday to tape pilot program

MTV is coming to the University of Michigan. And no, it's not to shoot Rihanna's new music video or an episode of the "Jersey Shore."

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 1:04 p.m. by The Associated Press
Bill to block graduate student unions advances

The Republican-led Michigan Senate has approved a bill that would block unionization efforts by graduate student research assistants at public universities.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 6:49 p.m. by The Associated Press
Michigan bill would ban some graduate student unions

A Republican-led Senate panel has approved a bill to block unionization by graduate student research assistants at public universities.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 5:51 p.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
Eastern Michigan University trying to rein in $3M budget shortfall

Eastern Michigan University's budget shortfall has shrunk to $3 million, giving the school hope that it can complete the academic year in the black.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 2:59 p.m. by Danielle Arndt
Michigan Islamic Academy moving forward with lawsuit against Pittsfield Township

A lawsuit on behalf of the Michigan Islamic Academy against Pittsfield Township over its refusal of a rezoning request will be filed in federal district court Wednesday, officials with the Council on American-Islamic Relations said.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 2 p.m. by Julie Baker News producer
Ave Maria University suing over federal health care contraception rule

Ave Maria University, a Florida-based Catholic institution founded by Domino's Pizza creator Tom Monaghan, is suing over President Barack Obama's law that requires contraception coverage in employers' health care plans, Fort Myers television station NBC2 reported.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 9:19 a.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter

The University of Michigan Board of Regents convened an emergency meeting early Tuesday morning and voted to oppose a bill in the Michigan Legislature that would ban graduate student research assistants from unionizing.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 5:56 a.m. by Danielle Arndt
Neutral Zone's Riot Youth advocate for better treatment of students at Ann Arbor schools

Indigo Spranger, a sophomore at Skyline High School, has not been to a school-sanctioned dance since the seventh grade, when she says she was harassed for wearing pants. Three years later, announcements for Skyline’s upcoming prom only remind her of the humiliation she endured for being herself — a lesbian.

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Posted: Mon Feb 20 6:33 p.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
University of Michigan students can expect a 'moderate' tuition hike next fall

University of Michigan students can expect another tuition increase this fall, a top-ranking school official warned a group of faculty members Monday. That increase, however, will be less severe than the 6.7 percent hike students experienced in 2011-2012.

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