Lazarus, Johnson, and Cole for Ann Arbor School Board 2018

10/30/2024

Ann Arbor Public School District voters have a chance to right the ship on or before Nov 5th by voting for these 4 qualified candidates to the Board of Education: Glynda Wilks, Don Wilkerson, and Megan Kanous for a 4 year term and Torchio Feaster for a 2 year term. They are focused on fiscal responsibility and getting our district out of the financial mess that the current school board members have gotten us into. They will put students first and bring civility back to AAPS! And they will not abuse their power to advance their personal political desires. To learn more, please visit https://www.betterboardsbetterschools.com/ BBBS has links to the candidates individual websites.

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04/16/2024

Are you interested in running to be an AAPS Board of Education Trustee? I will be co-hosting with Former Board Trustee and President, Deb Mexicotte on Thursday, 4/18 at 6:30 PM at the Pittsfield Branch Library. This is the first in a series of 4 informational session sponsored by Better Boards, Better Schoolshttps://www.betterboardsbetterschools.com/_files/ugd/a722bf_01e48363e49943c784e767bf6e9ab834.pdf

Sessions are targeted to individuals who live in the Ann Arbor Public Schools district and are interested in running for the board but have questions about campaigning, time demands, and more. Hope to see you there.

01/24/2019

11/07/2018

What an Election! Today, we have a Democratic majority HR, a new governor, 2 new supreme court justices, new attorney general,... and Ann Arbor's School Board has 2 new faces, myself and Bryan Johnson. Thanks to all the great volunteers and supporters who helped make this campaign a successful. We can't thank them enough for all their hard work and dedication over the past several months. Please stay tuned, this is only the beginning of a fantastic adventure to improving our schools for all AAPS students and teachers. THANK YOU! 🇺🇲️

11/06/2018

Kelly & Aina are out reminding voters to vote for Lazarus, Johnson, and Cole for Ann Arbor School Board! Have you reminded your friends and family to vote for all three?!

11/06/2018

Tanya, one of our awesome volunteers, made sure everyone who walked by her umbrella while poll greeting today knew who to vote for! Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers for getting out the vote and poll greeting today!

11/06/2018

Kelly & Zack found Samuel Bagenstos for Justice while poll greeting! Don’t forget to vote for the non-partisan races! LJC for School Board and Sam & Megan for Supreme Court!

11/06/2018

Awesome students like Quinten are out at the polls reminding people to vote for Lazarus, Johnson, and Cole for Ann Arbor School Board! Tell your friends and family!

Voting is open until 8pm tonight. Find your polling location: Michigan.gov/Vote

11/04/2018

FINAL PUSH/LAST CHANCE TO HELP: Tuesday is Election Day! There are just a couple days left if you’d like to help the Lazarus, Johnson, and Cole for Ann Arbor School Board 2018 campaign close out with a strong win! We need POLL GREETERS to hand out info so voters know that we’re the best option for AAPS! Inbox us if you’d like to sign up for a time slot!

10/31/2018

“Dear members of the Ann Arbor Community,

It is election season and this year’s midterms are more important than ever. Public education hangs in the balance both on the state level and local level. We need Gretchen Whitmer and a Democratic legislature if we hope to solve the ongoing problem of school funding. We also need a strong school board if we hope to push back against the DeVos agenda which we have been dealing with for quite some time. We endorse incumbent Jessica Kelly, as well as Bryan Johnson, Rebecca Lazarus, and Lucas Cole.

Here are some of the compelling reasons the AAEA endorsed Johnson, Lazarus, and Cole:

Bryan Johnson will be a strong voice to balance some of the anti­-teacher attitudes currently on the board. Bryan is a staunch advocate of teachers, not because his wife is a teacher, but because he values their contributions to our district and believes preserving a trusting relationship with teachers is critical to helping students achieve.

Rebecca Lazarus understands that children are often underserved based on their family income, race, or ability. She will be a champion for all children to have a high­-quality education and will fight to ensure we have a district that delivers on this promise bringing out the very best in every child.

Lucas Cole will give the student body a voice in the policy that directly influences their daily lives. He served on the Ann Arbor Public Schools District’s Sexual Health Education Advisory Committee, where he worked with the school board to shape the district’s reproductive health curriculum. He plans to create advisory seats on the board for each high school so that student concerns are provided to the Board in an ongoing format.

We believe that together these three can help make the Board more progressive and responsive to the needs of our students, families, teachers, and principals. They want to be part of creating a Board that is informed, principled, independent, and transparent.

We hope you will join us by sharing information with your friends and family and planting a yard sign to encourage your neighbors to vote as well.

Sincerely,
AAEA­ PAC, representing teachers, office professionals, paraprofessionals, AADL librarians, and staff