http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/The latest news and notes on schools and education in the Jackson, Michigan area.enMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe latest news and notes on schools and education in the Jackson, Michigan area.citpat_takingnoteshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/OEknBX6Hje4/calling_all_teachers_do_you_or.htmlClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotMon, 01 Mar 2010 12:33:48 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/taking_notes//1657.4269250 ]]>I'm working on a story about the different kinds of jobs some teachers have in the summer. Let me know if you or someone you know would like to tell their story by Monday, March 8.  Send your information to...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2010/03/calling_all_teachers_do_you_or.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/tIsPr8NeQJc/men_of_merit_group_at_jackson.htmlJackson Community College72550930940725510Claire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 10 Feb 2010 06:34:52 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/taking_notes//1657.4199538 ]]>Here's the article posted today on the Inside Higher Ed Web site on JCC's Men of Merit group for black male students....http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2010/02/men_of_merit_group_at_jackson.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/XzcPZns-bdk/alynne_robinson_of_jackson_pub.htmlJackson Public Schools2197516039Claire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:07:04 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/taking_notes//1657.4180282 ]]> A'Lynne Robinson, the special assistant to the superintendent for community relations at Jackson Public Schools, was recently named president of the Lansing City Council. She called her new position a "tremendous opportunity" in a recent piece on WKAR.Robinson talks...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2010/02/alynne_robinson_of_jackson_pub.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/MTZXR_-x4xM/jackson_public_schools_board_m_2.htmlClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 15 Jan 2010 10:43:14 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/taking_notes//1657.4114311 ]]>School will be out on Monday for Martin Luther King Day so the Jackson Public School board will meet for its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday (Jan. 19) at Northeast Elementary School, 1024 Fleming. Here is the agenda. Jan...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2010/01/jackson_public_schools_board_m_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/97zFgym6w8g/tonights_jackson_public_school.htmlJackson Public SchoolsClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotMon, 07 Dec 2009 12:09:02 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.4005462 ]]>Here is what is up for discussion/action at tonight's JPS board meeting at 6 p.m. at T.A. Wilson Academy (310 West Morrell Street). 12-7-09.pdf The paraprofessional contract is not an agenda item, but the district plans to address the issue at...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/12/tonights_jackson_public_school.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/9KK7FczAogo/moms_get_together_to_save_mich.htmlClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:50:19 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3968560 ]]>Who says you have to be elected to come up with ways to balance the budget? Check out this article that is making national news....http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/11/moms_get_together_to_save_mich.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/RdF5aEQTwoE/jackson_community_college_facu.htmlJackson Community CollegeClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 13 Nov 2009 07:53:37 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3931137 ]]>This week, the JCC board declined an invitation from the faculty to attend a town hall meeting on current contract negotiations. In lieu of their presence, board members answered the predetermined questions and sent a copy to all faculty. On Wednesday,...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/11/jackson_community_college_facu.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/iSM2sbh2UB0/agenda_for_mondays_jackson_pub.htmlJackson Public SchoolsClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 18 Sep 2009 13:35:53 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3657456 ]]>I'll try to post these more often. Here is the JPS board meeting agenda. When: 6 p.m. Monday Where: Jackson High School library Download agenda Check out tomorrow's CitPat for a preview of Monday's meeting....http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/09/agenda_for_mondays_jackson_pub.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/rNftiPNpNAY/challenge_day_contact_informat.htmlMiscellaneousClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 18 Sep 2009 13:33:00 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3657417 ]]>If anyone would like to donate time or money to upcoming Challenge Days for local students, contact Catherine at, Catherine.brechtelsbauer@jcisd.org. Here is a story I wrote on the event last year....http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/09/challenge_day_contact_informat.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/4uBk8G0FoaU/jackson_public_school_puts_bon.htmlJackson Public SchoolsClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotWed, 02 Sep 2009 11:21:54 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3548099 ]]>Some readers have asked for information on the upcoming Jackson Public Schools bond to be posted on the district's Web site. Today, it was posted. It's in bright yellow. You can't miss it....http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/09/jackson_public_school_puts_bon.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/UXknx6PzgfU/in_the_classroom_feature_retur.htmlIn The ClassroomClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotTue, 25 Aug 2009 07:17:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3497584 ]]>Our weekly feature highlighting the achievements and happenings in Jackson-area schools returns Sept. 14. And we'd like your help. Please send information on your ideas or scheduled events to lead education reporter, Claire Cummings, at ccummings@citpat.com. It is helpful if...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/08/in_the_classroom_feature_retur.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/uGS8gHngD70/obama_answers_questions_from_a.htmlEducation issues & trendsClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 14 Aug 2009 08:51:40 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3437000 ]]>http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/08/obama_answers_questions_from_a.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/0tUARtfRKOM/jackson_community_college_hous.htmlJackson Community CollegeClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotTue, 11 Aug 2009 14:24:41 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3418678 ]]>Here are three commercials by JCC promoting its second on-campus housing facility:...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/08/jackson_community_college_hous.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/Yyg4R5QHed8/proposed_jackson_learning_lab.htmlMackinac Center for Public PolicyClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotTue, 04 Aug 2009 10:33:23 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3377603 ]]>We've written a couple articles about Jackson Learning Lab, a new charter middle/high school in the works for Jackson. Charter introduction Charter gets grant Charter application denied Today, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy published an article featuring the school's...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/08/proposed_jackson_learning_lab.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/FrPOxkWb_x8/breaking_news_leslie_teachers.htmlLeslie schoolsClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotTue, 04 Aug 2009 07:09:02 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3376443 ]]>Here is the press release: Download file...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/08/breaking_news_leslie_teachers.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/jaf4jp9TntY/leslie_recall_petitions_signat.htmlLeslie schoolsClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotTue, 04 Aug 2009 07:06:09 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3376243 ]]>The Onondaga resident who collected signatures to recall two board members has informed me that he exceeded the 700 required signatures for each person -- Pat Fogg and Bill Myers. But the Ingham County Clerk's office just told me it...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/08/leslie_recall_petitions_signat.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/QxvQEHGC6L8/jackson_public_schools_board_m_1.htmlJackson Public SchoolsClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 31 Jul 2009 13:36:05 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3360593 ]]>Jackson Public Schools board meeting: 6 p.m. Monday at the Jackson High School Library Here's the agenda Download file...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/07/jackson_public_schools_board_m_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/zIVi2LNbSE8/community_colleges_might_have.htmlJackson Community CollegeClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 31 Jul 2009 11:06:00 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3359247 ]]>Community Colleges might have recently been elevated as a silver lining in this stormy economy. But the institutions often mocked as "Grade 13" might be given a dose of comedy this fall that isn't likely to further their reputations anytime...http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/07/community_colleges_might_have.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/utDIbwOdhmk/jackson_public_schools_arts_an.htmlJackson Public SchoolsClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotMon, 27 Jul 2009 12:39:59 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3331912 ]]>Interested in the new Jackson Public Schools arts and music school? There is a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Frost Elementary library, 1226 S Wisner St....http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/07/jackson_public_schools_arts_an.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat_takingnotes/~3/FObJFHb67yg/follow_me_on_twitter_1.htmlMiscellaneousClaire Cummings | Jackson Citizen PatriotFri, 24 Jul 2009 14:24:11 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/taking_notes//1657.3316277 ]]>Add me to your Twitter page (clairecummings) for updates on Jackson-area schools....http://blog.mlive.com/taking_notes/2009/07/follow_me_on_twitter_1.htmlnonadult