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Demand Fair Funding for Dearborn Schools Dearborn Residents: Now is the time to advocate for fair funding for Dearborn Public Schools. Since June of 2009, Lansing has cut funding to Dearborn Schools by over $19.8 million dollars, at a time when Dearborn annually sends $15 million more to the School Aid Fund than it receives back. Particularly devastating were the midyear cuts of $9.65 million which forced so many layoffs. Dearborn was the only district to face cuts in both 20j and 31a categorical funding, which supported our historical investment in the district and our at risk children.
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Re-Designing Education in Dearborn There is a “Rip Van Winkle” type story used quite a bit in education that tells the tale of a man who goes to sleep in 1910, wakes up in 2010 and finds the only thing that hasn’t changed is a classroom.  Although this story is exaggerated, it is true that, despite all the advancements made during the last 100 years, schools in general have been slow to change.
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Cause for Concern: National Study Shows Reversal in Decade-Long Declines in Teen Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol After a decade of consistent declines in teen drug abuse, a new national study released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America® and MetLife Foundation points to marked upswings in use of drugs that teens are likely to encounter at parties and in other social situations.
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Dearborn Residents: Now is the time to advocate for fair funding for Dearborn Public Schools. Since June of 2009, Lans-ing has cut funding to Dearborn Schools by over $19.8 million dollars, at a time when Dearborn annually sends $15 million mor...
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