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Romulus Middle School featured in Huffington Post

Posted on 02/22/12 at 4:08pm

It’s been our message all along—to ensure student success and to turn around struggling schools, the education community has to work together. And right here in Michigan, Romulus Middle Schools is proof.
And now, that message has gone national with NEA President Dennis Van Roekel’s featured blog in the Huffington Post’s education section.  He details how the teachers, their union and NEA played key roles in securing a School Improvement Grant, revamping their curriculum, and successfully engaging the community to pass a $10 million millage.

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Read for the Trees on March 2

Posted on 02/20/12 at 3:48pm

NEA's Read Across America Day--March 2--is going green this year to showcase the opening of The Lorax, the new animated version of the book by Dr. Seuss--whose birthday is celebrated with the Read Across America Day.

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NAESP sponsors children's book award contest

Posted on 02/20/12 at 3:51pm

If you've thought about becoming a published children's author, enter the 2011 Children's Book of the Year contest sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) in cooperation with Charlesbridge Publishing of Boston.

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MEAP scores show mixed results

Posted on 02/20/12 at 3:46pm

Despite the warnings that Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) scores released publicly last week would be drastically impacted by a new grading scale, state Department of Education (MDE) officials are now saying that Michigan elementary and middle school students showed improvement in their math and reading scores.

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