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Saturday and Sunday mark the last weekend before the start of the brand-new school year for most students in the Metro Detroit area. A community organization helped families get ready with a back-to-school festival on Saturday.
More than 30 high and middle school students in the Ferndale Public Schools district earned hands-on experience, and for some, wages, as part of the district's Drone Apprenticeship Program.
Nine scholars recently attended a seminar at the University of Michigan to learn about conserving papyrus manuscripts.
The complex can house up to 2,300 students and includes a new dining hall that can serve up to 800.
Michigan schools are facing scrutiny for using physical restraint and seclusion on students, especially those with disabilities.
Detroit students are heading back to school in just over a week, and city and school leaders say they're working to remove some of the barriers that keep kids out of the classroom.
The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Detroit hosted the annual Metro Detroit Youth Day on Tuesday.
Oakland County schools are preparing to use a new set of standardized emergency terms designed to improve communication during school crises.
President Trump announced over $180 million in grants to boost educational programs for the mining industry, part of a bid to increase critical mineral production.
Detroit's Cooley High School, which opened in 1928 and closed in 2010, is being fully demolished to make way for a new athletic complex on the site.
Funding for free school meals this year totals $248.5 million, a $400,000 increase from last year's $248.1 million.
The program allows elementary school students to arrive at school early and stay later to accommodate the schedules of working parents.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
Hazel Park Schools District's superintendent was not at Monday night's meeting after being put on administrative leave for the second time. However, the interim superintendent was in attendance as the school board voted on his contract.
Four board members voted during a special meeting to place Superintendent Amy Wilcox on paid administrative leave again.
District leaders say transportation remains one of the biggest non-academic barriers preventing some students from attending school consistently.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a law requiring Michigan kindergarten through fifth grade reading and language arts teachers to complete literacy training, with a deadline set for the 2031-32 school year.
A Michigan school safety hotline reports receiving its second-highest number of messages and calls in the program's 11-year history.
On July 1, the U.S. Department of Education began rolling out an accountability test that aims to hold colleges accountable for the earnings outcomes of their graduates.
The University of Michigan is increasing in-state tuition by 3%, while Eastern Michigan University has approved a 2.5% tuition increase.
Inflation has left Oakland County's public schools struggling to keep up this year. In response, Oakland County Public Schools have joined together in asking the community to increase school funding to fight inflation.
The Detroit Federation of Teachers says its members have ratified a tentative two-year contract agreement.
Dearborn has the third-largest school district in Michigan, with nearly 20,000 students.
The School Success Partnership program in Michigan is facing drastic funding cuts, with a significant portion of its budget missing from proposed state budgets for 2026-27.
The graduates, who are part of MCHS Family of Services' independent living and residential programs, have overcome significant obstacles, including foster care, trauma, instability and frequent school changes.
