Ann Arbor

Every student deserves an equal education and the wealth of the area in which one lives should not matter. One proposed solution to the Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor digital divide is a program called Wireless Ypsi. Its goal is to provide all of Ypsilanti with free internet access to bridge the community’s digital divide. This program could potentially help the schools in getting more access for technology…

7th grade student at Ann Arbor Middle School. She currently lives with her mother, father, twin sister, and younger brother (7 years-old). Britney enjoys writing short stories and playing the violin. Medical History Britney’s medical records indicate that she is a healthy 13-year-old with no evident medical conditions. She passed a hearing screen and vision screen with glasses on in 2016. Academic History Britney attended Ann Arbor Elementary School prior to Ann Arbor Middle School. She…

The school board in Ann Arbor, Michigan says that rescheduling bus routes and after school activities could become very difficult. Adding buses and bus drivers would increase the budget, and parents who rely on their older children to take care of their younger siblings worry that the new start times would create a problem in family schedules (Lindsay Knake, The Ann Arbor News, 2014). One resolution to transportation could be a flip between high…

The Comprehensive Details Of Michigan Stadium USA: The Michigan Stadium, USA is often referred to as ‘’The Big House.’’ It remains the football pitch for the University of Michigan located in Ann Arbor. History records that it is the 2nd biggest stadium in the globe. In the United States of America, the Michigan Stadium is known to be the biggest. Nevertheless, the stadium occupies the 34th biggest sports venue in the world. Hosting the crowd in excess of one hundred and fifteen thousand, the…

The article Accusations of Student Harassment Leave Professors Feeling Vulnerable by Peter Schmidt explains a legal case of a former professor at The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor during a sexual harassment case. The former professor questions if the university took proper steps of due process that are illustrated in the Fourteenth Amendment. Due to the student being harassed online, the identity of the former professor was not published in the article. University officials were notified…

Is public school funding fair? The word “Fair” can be define in many different ways, it all depend on how each individual define it. The word “Fair” could mean equal, unbiased, and reasonable; however, in this project “Fair” means “Justices”. A big part of school funding comes from local property and sale taxation. This system gives locals control over their education. However, this kind of fund create huge gap between different school districts in the same state, and this largely due to…

casualties of the same system have been rampant following America’s Great Recession and the aftermath. One of the most notable casualties was that of bookstore giant Borders Group Incorporated. Founded in 1971, by brothers Tom and Louis Borders of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Bookstore was originally…

from which the paragraphs were paraphrased from can be found on the reference page. Charles Horton Cooley was born August 17th, 1864 to Mary Elizabeth Horton and Thomas Mclntyre Cooley in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Charles Cooley was born when Ann Arbor was beginning to grow and expand. According to aadl.org Ann Arbor had a population of 5,731 in 1864 and in just six years gained an additional 2,000 residents. Charles Cooley was the fourth child between his parents. Two more children were born after…

activities, there is so much that I would like to be a part of at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I strongly believe in many facets of the university’s vision statement, including promoting diversity, working for economic growth and development, and the responsible stewardship of financial, physical, and environmental resources. I would be honored to represent the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in realizing this vision. I look forward to becoming a…

father was the first of my parents to work in the U of M Health System in Ann Arbor, and soon after, my mother joined him. Being the child of two U of M nurses has therefore greatly influenced my inclination towards the school. My parents were not my only influences, however. After more research, college visits, and informational sessions, I became more attracted to the University of Michigan. Prior to visiting the Ann Arbor campus in July of 2015 and again in September, I had already known a…