October 21st, 20200DEARBORN — With COVID-19 cases rising again, the Dearborn Public School District’s Learning Lab Committee has decided to suspend in-school learning labs indefinitely.
School nurses and administrators met Tuesday and decided to suspend the labs effective Oct. 21 until further notice after receiving concerning news from the Wayne...
October 14th, 20200DEARBORN — On Monday Oct. 12, the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education voted to extend virtual learning into November.
The approved motion called for continuing and expanding in-school learning labs where up to three students at a time come in and meet with teachers under current conditions.
Depending on local COVID...
October 11th, 20200DEARBORN — 10 out of 12 candidates vying for one two-year-term and three six-year-terms seats for Dearborn School Board discussed their plans if elected. Candidates Nofila Haider and Batoul Biaz declined to respond.
The Arab American News asked each candidate the following questions:
What issues are of priority to you?
What...
October 7th, 20200DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education will meet on Monday, Oct. 12 to decide if local COVID-19 conditions have improved enough to reopen schools.
The administration is expected to make recommendations to the board regarding a plan to reopen schools safely and cautiously so students can begin to return to the...
October 7th, 20200LANSING — Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon issued an emergency order requiring K-12 schools to provide public notice to the school community about probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 within 24 hours.
With this order, a reporting system was put in place at...
September 4th, 20200DEARBORN — After months of planning and debate, Dearborn Public Schools opened classes for its students this week.
A “soft start”, beginning Monday, Aug. 31, saw the school district open up with an amended half-day schedule for the first week, to allow students and their parents and teachers adapt to the online-only instruction...
August 11th, 20200DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education agreed Monday night for the district to start the school year online for all students.
Students from preschool through high school will take classes online at least until the first week of October. The board will reevaluate conditions later in September to see if it is...
July 30th, 20200DEARBORN — The Dearborn School Board of Education will be conducting a special study session on August 6 at 1 p.m. to discuss the three possible options recommended by the district's Reopen Committee for a return to school.
The meeting will be held at the Administrative Service Center, 18700 Audette. Indoor gatherings in Michigan...
July 28th, 20200LANSING — Governor Whitmer is set to give an update on COVID-19 at 2 p.m., Tuesday afternoon, as cases continue to rise in the state. Whitmer will be joined by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun.
Monday saw 488 confirmed cases with five deaths, bringing up the total...
June 11th, 20200DEARBORN — There’s some good news for Dearborn Public Schools’ students and their parents whose graduation ceremony plans were modified by COVID-19. This week, the district announced graduation events for Fordson, Edsel Ford, Magnet and Dearborn High Schools.
The July ceremonies will provide students and their parents a...
May 4th, 20200DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has officially postponed high school graduations scheduled for early June and early college ceremonies set for May.
“As we continue to see encouraging signs that social distancing and other preventative measures ordered by the governor are making a difference in slowing the spread of COVID-19,...
April 3rd, 20200Dearborn/Dearborn Heights — Superintendents from Dearborn Public Schools (DPS) and the Crestwood School District responded on Thursday to Governor Whitmer’s latest executive order, which closes all school buildings for the remainder of the school year, but continues distant-learning and other remote services.
DPS Superintendent...
March 18th, 20200Dearborn — On Wednesday, Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko updated the community on the status of a staff member from Whitmore-Bolles elementary school who earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Here is the entire entry on Maleyko's blog:
"I want to report that the staff member who tested...
March 11th, 20201DEARBORN - Dearborn Public Schools (DPS) held a press conference at 6 p.m. on Wednesday to announce the closure of an elementary school in the district due to possible exposure to COVID 19. The video can be viewed on The Arab American News’ Facebook page.
A press release by the district says that on the advice of public health...
March 3rd, 20200DEARBORN — The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is recognizing 19 Dearborn Public Schools for their outstanding performance on its recent report card. The Center’s report placed the schools in the top 100 for one of three performance comparisons when state test scores were adjusted for the number of low- income students in the...
January 24th, 20200DEARBORN— On Monday, January 20, Dearborn Public Schools students and other volunteers focused on community service as part of a tribute to the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream of unity and equality.
The event, held at the Islamic Center of America, gathered high school students from the district and community...
November 26th, 20190DEARBORN — Representatives from Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary and Dearborn Public Schools visited Washington, D.C. earlier this month to accept the school’s national Blue Ribbon Award.
Lindbergh was named an award winner in September and on November 15 received the award from the U.S. Department of Education during a special...
October 6th, 20190DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools (DPS) representatives met with the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) on Monday to present and discuss their proposal and seek endorsement for the upcoming BRICS bond placed on the November 5 ballot.
The public meeting, held at The Arab American News offices in Dearborn, included...
September 29th, 20190DEARBORN — Dearborn residents interested in getting more information on Dearborn Public School’s proposed BRICS bond can still attend DPS planned informational meetings through October.
A question on the November 5 ballot will ask residents to approve a new $240 million bond for the district. The new bonds will not increase the...
September 23rd, 20190DEARBORN – Its been little over three years since Dearborn School Superintendent Glenn Maleyko was approached by his student advisory council about the availability of healthier, more halal and ethnic choices on the school lunch menu.
“When it came to school lunches, I heard from some of our customers, which are students, and I...
August 24th, 20190DEARBORN – With the new school year beginning on Monday, August 26, Mayor Jack O’Reilly, Jr. has directed the Dearborn Police Department to increase traffic enforcement.
The strict traffic enforcement will serve to protect students from speeders, stop-sign runners and inattentive drivers.
Officers will focus on streets used...
June 10th, 20190DEARBORN - This year, Dearborn’s three public high school have a 95 percent graduation rate, an all-time high, with 86 percent of the 1,500 graduates going on to college.
Graduating students from Fordson High, Edsel Ford High and Dearborn High together received $16.3 million in scholarships.
Dearborn Public Schools’...
DEARBORN — A new professionally-produced video on the success of the Dearborn Public Schools' programs for immigrant students will be showcased during a special screening on Monday, June 10 at Salina Intermediate School at 3:30 p.m.
Created by Colorin Colorado with cooperation from the district and the Dearborn Federation of...
May 17th, 20190DEARBORN — The public is invited to join Dearborn High School’s film festival and student movie premieres on May 22 and 23 at the Michael Guido Theater inside the Ford Community and Performing Center.
Seven movies will be premiered; tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. For pre sales, people are advised to call...
May 10th, 20190DEARBORN - Beginning on May 9, elementary school children in Dearborn are participating in clean up parades around their schools, and other annual and environmentally-friendly events.
Elementary school children in Dearborn continue to reinforce the idea of a beautiful Dearborn, and this will be the 67th year of children participating...
April 26th, 20190DEARBORN — On April 23, the Dearborn Police Department responded to a report that a sedan crashed into into Bryant Middle School.
The vehicle hit the side of the building near Telegraph Road and Cherry Hill Street.
Dearborn Police and Fire Department personnel responded and rendered first aid to the driver, a 33-year-old Dearborn...
April 12th, 20190DEARBORN - Next fall, Dearborn Public Schools will start a combined high school and associate degree program focused on education majors.
The Henry Ford Early College – School of Education will allow students to get degrees in child development or pre-education for elementary, secondary or special education. Students can also leave...
March 15th, 20190DEARBORN - On Wednesday, March 13, Dearborn Public Schools received a $12,000 donation from Trenton-based Michigan Fuels.
Checks were donated by Michigan Fuels and Exxon Mobil. Michigan Fuels is a branded wholesaler of fuel, directly selling to gas stations. The Fordson football team and each of the buildings in the district received...
