November 9th, 20240HAMTRAMCK – On Tuesday, Hamtramck voters approved a referendum to renew the property tax dedicated to funding public schools in the city for 10 years. This decision came as the number of Arab American members on the local school board decreased, with the current board president, Yemeni American Jihan Aiyash, losing her bid for one of...
May 24th, 20240DEARBORN – Two seats on the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education are up for election in November.
Interested candidates have until July 23 at 4 p.m. to file their paperwork with the Dearborn City Clerk’s Office. Packets with the required paperwork can be picked up at the City Clerk’s Office, 16901 Michigan Ave., or at...
November 16th, 20220DEARBORN — A firm hired by the Dearborn Public School District to develop a 30-year facilities recommendation is surveying the community to understand its priorities for the district.
Fielding International has created an online survey that is open till Dec. 2, asking community members their thoughts on “the future of teaching...
August 31st, 20201DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Having children of her own in the district and being a realtor in the area, Najah Jannoun is very familiar with Dearborn Heights’ Crestwood Public Schools.
Jannoun has two children at Crestwood High School and one at Riverside Middle School. Because of her children — sons Saied, a 2020 graduate, and Malek, a...
November 17th, 20170DEARBORN — Since the end of last month, the Dearborn Board of Education has been holding community forums that educate and solicit community feedback on three boundary line change proposals— the possible solution to overcrowding in the district's high schools.
The forums, which are open to all community members, started on Oct. 24...
September 14th, 20170DEARBORN- No community members shared their feedback at the September 11 Dearborn Board of Education meeting regarding the trustees’ possible solutions for overpopulated high schools, including boundary line changes and class additions, as the turnout was low.
Still, board members expressed the hope that after the October 9 board...
