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Mikey Bashawaty and Jeremy Quillico walked away from the most recent episode of Shark Tank with something most audience members probably didn t expect when watching the segment: a deal.
The Plymouth-Canton Community Schools alumni appeared on the ABC show Friday night, pitching their floating grill to a room full of well-known investors such as Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec and the guest Shark for the show, Daniel Lubetzky.
Lubetzky proved to be the two men s champion, offering them a deal for $100,000 of investment, $100,000 as a loan and 50% of any licensing deals for a 22.5% stake in the company. It was the only offer made by the Sharks, with many of them pulling out of discussions once they heard how much money the two had generated in sales. That figure, as of the taping, was just more than $19,000.
I believe that in order for Michigan to both address the needs of underserved children and to center on equity and excellence in education, we MUST reinvest in the school libraries in our state. Kathy Lester is a school library media specialist in Plymouth-Canton Schools, and past president of the Michigan Association for Media in Education. (Courtesy photo)
There are multiple studies that show the presence of a school library staffed by a certified school librarian (also called library media specialist in Michigan) in a school correlates to high student achievement. These studies also show that students who are economically disadvantaged, Black, Hispanic or have disabilities benefit proportionally more than general students from the presence of a certified school librarian.
Return plan for Ann Arbor secondary students being modified so they finish in-person days at home
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
A sample schedule for a middle school student at Ann Arbor Public Schools shows how the day is split up between in-person classes and an afternoon of remote learning.Image provided | AAPS
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ANN ARBOR, MI - Returning middle and high school students will spend half their day in the classroom before departing to finish their learning from home in a new hybrid plan presented to the Ann Arbor School board on Wednesday.
Students will arrive at school for three in-person morning classes before leaving for an “afternoon session” of remote learning in those same classes when they begin to phase back into buildings on April 12, according to the new hybrid schedule presented March 10.