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Michigan Department of Educations Issues Guidelines For LGBTQ Student Safety and the Michigan GOP Reacts Predictably: Open Comment Period Extended To May 11, 2016
Friday , 25, March 2016 LGBT Rights, Section 16 Leave a commentAbout a month ago Michigan public school teachers attended mandatory professional development sessions on providing safe learning environments for LGBTQ students. The program caused enough discussion that school districts reached out to the State Board of Education for help. The State Board of Education and the Michigan Department of Education developed the guidance at the […]
The Cat Who Needed Vision Therapy: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll
Monday , 21, March 2016 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 1 CommentNotice how the kitten tries to catch the circles in the image on the paper? The kitten’s brain does the same thing as a human brain when they look at the same optical illusion. The circles on the edge move while the circles the eyes focus on remain stationary. This is because when we look at an […]
Tea Party Charter School is One Vote Away From Becoming Reality
Monday , 14, March 2016 Section 16, Tea Party Charter School 3 CommentsThe school based on a strict right-wing conservative agenda is one vote away from opening this fall. Livingston LindbomAmericanChristian Classical Academy found a home in Whitmore Lake Public Schools. The school board granted them a charter in January, and on March 5 the LCA committee held an open house. Tonight, the Charter Township of Brighton […]
Aubrey McClendon’s Northern Michigan Connection: “Drilling a Dry Hole Changes Things”
Monday , 7, March 2016 Section 16 Leave a commentOn Tuesday, March 1, 2016, The Justice Department indicted fracking developer Aubrey McClendon for bid-rigging over land deals. Less than 24 hours later, Aubrey McClendon drove his SUV at a high rate of speed into a wall and died instantly. Condolences to the family of Aubrey McClendon. Up North Progressive chose to not publish this […]
In Which We Instruct John Wilson That 1 Percent Below the National Average is Not A Bad Thing
Sunday , 14, February 2016 Gateway To Success Academy, Section 16 3 CommentsThe Up North Progressive knows that Western Land Services Owner John Wilson reads this blog (Hello!). The anticipated reply to Friday’s article did not disappoint. Oh good Lord! Both G2S and Oaktree Academy are 501c non-profit educational institutions. We’ve invested $250,000 into South Hamlin School to rehab a school that was literally falling apart. Our […]
I’m In Your District Stealing Your Tuition: Gateway to Success For-Profit Charter School Announces Open Enrollment
Friday , 12, February 2016 Section 16 5 CommentsFor-profit charter school of the future Gateway To Success Academy announced open enrollment for their program scheduled to begin in the fall of 2016. Gateway is the brain child of former Journey Alternative High School Principal, Jamie Bandstra, and Western Land Services owner John Wilson. Bandstra began working and promoting the project while still principal […]
GUEST POST: Miss Fortune Ruminates About The Beginning of the End of Dr. Steven Ingersoll
Monday , 25, January 2016 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 2 CommentsLike a Grateful Dead free-form jam that seems to go on forever, Bay City Academy founder Steven Ingersoll’s federal sentencing hearing spectacle returns to U. S. District Court on Tuesday, January 26 for a three-day run. The disgraced charter school honcho’s month-long trial in Bay City ended on March 10, 2015, with a jury convicting […]
Thank You Glistening Quivering Underbelly For Your Excellent Work
Sunday , 24, January 2016 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 3 CommentsLast summer while the City of Flint suffered with lead poisoning and the Michigan media spent months laughing at tea party legislators Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat instead (thanks for reminding us, ABC), local media published stories about the foul water, people dying, and children getting sick. The state media paid no attention, and the […]
Mason County Central Schools Makes Gateway To Success Academy Redundant With New Alterantive Ed Program
Saturday , 23, January 2016 Gateway To Success Academy, Section 16 Leave a commentThe Ludington Daily News recently reported on the fate of some of the former students of Journey Junior Senior High School. The alternative school was closed at the end of the 2015 school year due to maintenance of the building not up to code. All of the students relocated to their home districts, and MCC […]