August 23rd, 20240DEARBORN – Throughout the years, the Michigan Department of Education has made grant funds available for schools to buy electric buses. And while the ride on these buses are smooth, change can be a bumpy ride.
The Dearborn Public School District currently has one electric school bus, but come this fall, 18 additional electric buses...
June 14th, 20240DEARBORN —While Dearborn Public Schools is only collecting 2.3352 mills of its recently reapproved operating millage, some property owners in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights will see higher rates this summer after it was discovered that the tax was left off some bills last year.
For the 2024-25 tax cycle, the district’s operating...
June 12th, 20240DEARBORN - Dearborn Public School Trustee Jim Thorpe has been appointed to help govern a statewide organization for school board members.
The Michigan Association of School Boards appointed Thorpe to its Board of Governors as a representative for District 8. His fellow trustees on the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education had...
May 8th, 20240DEARBORN – Continuing an annual tradition of more than 30 years, Michigan Fuels – in partnership with ExxonMobil – donated $15,000 to Dearborn Public Schools, on Friday, April 26, in a ceremony at Fordson High School.
“We are incredibly pleased and grateful to continue supporting our area high school students throughout...
February 24th, 20241Michigan's presidential primary elections on February 27 constitute an exceptional milestone, as they include very important decisions for the Arab American community. Next Tuesday, Democratic and Republican voters will select their respective presidential candidates to face off in the November general election. This is an important...
May 10th, 20230DEARBORN – On the morning of Monday, May 8, the parent of a student at Fordson High School notified school officials that their child was made aware of threats to the school, prompting school staff to contact Dearborn Police.
School administrators and resource officers learned the origin of the reported threat and attempted to...
February 27th, 20230DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools will host its second annual spelling bee on March 1 and 2 at Fordson High School.
The top elementary and middle school spellers within the district will join together in a fierce and friendly spelling face off.
The middle school students will compete on March 1 at their designated grade times....
February 19th, 20230DEARBORN — Schools throughout Dearborn are planning their orientations this spring to meet the new students and parents.
Most district middle and high schools have planned their orientation events to welcome next year’s incoming students and their parents. These orientations allow students and parents to become familiar with and...
February 6th, 20230DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools are now offering free lessons for parents and their children. "Parent University" will hold sessions on Feb. 24 and March 3 at 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
These sessions are free, one-hour long and open to all parents or caregivers and their children, ages 6-months- to 4-years-old. Each class will...
November 21st, 20220DEARBORN — Dearborn will mark the beginning of the holiday season tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 21, with the city’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, the city said in a press release.
The free event, a longstanding Dearborn tradition, gets underway at 6 p.m. when Mayor Abdullah Hammoud,...
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...
November 14th, 20220DEARBORN – Dearborn Public Schools has announced the results of some book challenges filed by a parent over the summer.
“We are pleased with the results of the book challenge as we want to ensure that our libraries have content that is appropriate for our students and that they do not provide material with gratuitous or...
November 11th, 20220DEARBORN — Eighth graders in the Dearborn school district now have the chance to learn more about high school and the opportunities available to them.
Schools in the district are offering presentations to eighth grade students and their parents in November to help them become more acquainted with their options in high school. Zoom...
November 11th, 20221The cities of Dearborn Heights, Dearborn and Hamtramck saw crucial school board races in the November 8 election.
There has been an increased interest in school boards and school administration with the recent book ban issue that arose in Dearborn.
There are two school districts in Dearborn Heights, one in Dearborn and one in...
November 9th, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools District will hold its eighth annual Battle Against Hunger food drive this Nov. 14-18.
Led by the district's three traditional high schools — Fordson, Dearborn High and Edsel Ford — the event has grown to include 19 district schools this year. Last year's event garnered more than 19 tons...
October 29th, 20220DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has hired Fielding International, a firm that will conduct a 30-year study of Dearborn schools to assess the needs of the district.
This decision was approved by the Board of Education at the September meeting this year.
Dearborn Public Schools created a list covering the infrastructure needs in...
October 27th, 20220DEARBORN — Dearborn and Ypsilanti will receive more than $11 million in federal funds to purchase electric school buses.
The money comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Clean School Bus program to curb diesel air pollution. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) announced the funding this week.
Dearborn...
October 14th, 20223DEARBORN — A Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education meeting commenced on Thursday after being shut down on Monday when protesters against certain books in the district’s libraries packed the room and the meeting descended into chaos and confusion.
The books, which have been pulled off the shelf pending review for weeks,...
October 14th, 20225By now, just about in everyone in Dearborn is aware of the book banning saga in the Dearborn Public Schools. A number of concerned citizens and parents have voiced their objections to the presence of certain books in school libraries, namely books that explore LGBTQ+ themes and lifestyles. Undoubtedly, parents should have a say in the...
October 5th, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public School District has released details on how it plans to revamp how it selects books for school libraries or media centers and its current procedures for handling challenges brought by parents.
In a meeting with reporters on Wednesday, school officials also reiterated that it has not banned any books,...
October 1st, 20220DEARBORN — Dearborn School Board Trustee Patrick “Pat” D’Ambrosio is looking to retain his seat on the board for another full six-year term.
The 44-year resident, originally from Philadelphia, has two sons who both graduated from Dearborn Public Schools and is a former Little League football and basketball coach. D’Ambrosio...
October 1st, 20220DEARBORN — Angie Hammock-Isaacson is one of six candidates vying for two seats on the Dearborn School Board.
Hammock-Isaacson works as the general manager for the Curtis L. Ivery Health and Wellness Education Center at the Wayne County Community College Downtown Campus and has been a certified personal trainer and group fitness...
September 30th, 20220DEARBORN — Tensions over calls to remove a number of books in Dearborn Public Schools libraries continued this week, with the city’s mayor chiming in and receiving both praise and anger over his comments. (An interview with Mayor Hammoud appears below.)
The school district restricted access to seven books after demands from some...
September 30th, 20220DEARBORN — A parent and a professor, Redhwan Saleh is looking to be elected to one of the two seats up for grabs on the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education.
Having graduated from Edsel Ford High School before earning an associate degree in science from Henry Ford College, a bachelor’s degree of science in electrical...
September 24th, 20220DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools temporarily restricted access to seven books in their libraries after a parent had brought complaints about their content and said the texts contain obscenity.
Four of these are physical, three electronic (through the SORA e-book app curated by OverDrive to give students access to e-books in the...
September 24th, 20220DEARBORN — A resident since 2013 and the father of five, Steven Durant is one of six candidates vying for one of two open seats on the Dearborn School Board.
Having graduated from Melvindale High School in 1993, Durant attended the University of Michigan-Dearborn, studying math. He graduated in 1999 before teaching at the Academy...
September 16th, 20220DEARBORN — With school in session, Dearborn Police are cracking down on what they say are safety concerns around parents dropping off and picking up their kids at school.
This week, WXYZ reported that police are ticketing parents and family members at Fordson High School in east Dearborn who park or sometimes stop in the left and...
September 1st, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools District announced a number of administrative changes before school started this past Monday, Aug. 29.
The district said in a press release that administrative changes were made for a number of reasons including retirements that then caused a domino effect as administrators shifted roles....
