Schools

Published October 20, 2020

State launches new weekly data on COVID-19 school outbreaks

METRO DETROIT — As students begin to transition to in-person learning, Michigan families can now see if there are COVID-19 outbreaks within their schools, colleges and universities.

Published October 20, 2020

Rochester Post

Four run for seats on RCS Board of Education

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Four people are running for various seats on the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education Nov. 3.

Published October 20, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Presentation focuses on students’ return to school

GROSSE POINTES — After being out of their classrooms since last March, a number of Grosse Pointe Public School System students returned to school Oct. 12.

Published October 20, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

School board votes to censure trustee

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe Public School System Board Of Education President Margaret Weertz called it “a sad day in Grosse Pointe Public Schools.”

Published October 16, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Decades later, the band plays on in St. Clair Shores

STERLING HEIGHTS/ST. CLAIR SHORES — When Jim Boren was their teacher, the Lake Shore High School marching band used to routinely turn up at his house for a “lawn show,” or what today would be called a flash mob.

Published October 16, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield School District evaluates blended learning model

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Nearly two months have passed since the West Bloomfield School District began its Classroom to Cloud Return to Learn Plan, which was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published October 16, 2020

Warren Weekly

De La Salle welcomes new president

WARREN — “Welcome home,” was the message Larry Rancilio received when, on Oct. 5, he began his role as De La Salle Collegiate president.

Published October 15, 2020

C&G Newspapers

MCC Board of Trustees race on the Nov. 3 ballot

MACOMB COUNTY — There are three open seats for the Macomb Community College Board of Trustees race on the ballot Nov. 3.

Published October 6, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Online learning poses phys ed class obstacles for families

METRO DETROIT — Wake up. Log in. Listen to a teacher over headphones and communicate with classmates through a screen. Log out.

Published October 6, 2020

Rochester Post

RCS resumes in-person learning for some students

ROCHESTER HILLS — The majority of students in the Rochester Community Schools district headed back to their classrooms this week for the first time in over six months.

Published October 6, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Funding will establish the GPPSS Kids Club Centers for remote learning

GROSSE POINTES — On Sept. 22, it was announced that the Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education will provide funding from the Lois J. Warden Fund, in an amount not to exceed $66,000, to support the establishment of Kids Club Centers for remote learning in the Grosse Pointe Public School System.

Published October 6, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Hybrid learning to begin for some GPPSS students

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe Public School System students in grades Young Fives to fifth grade will return to hybrid face-to-face learning this month.

Published October 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Chippewa Valley approves limited classroom return

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Beginning later this month, some students in a local school district will return to a variation of in-person learning.

Published October 5, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Eisenhower varsity equestrian team wins district championship

UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Eisenhower High School varsity equestrian team recently won its District 12 Division A horseback riding competition.

Published October 5, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Schools begin phase-in process to go back to classrooms

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — So far, the transition to in-person learning for students in the Bloomfield Hills Schools and Birmingham Public Schools districts has been smooth and safe, according to administrators.

Published October 2, 2020

Warren Weekly

COVID-19 cases confirmed in WWPS days after district resumes in-person learning

WARREN — On Sept. 28, Warren Woods Public Schools opened its buildings for in-person learning after conducting virtual schooling Aug. 31 through Sept. 25.

Published October 2, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Students to return to in-person classes in South Lake

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Kindergarten through second grade students will be the first to return to in-person learning in South Lake Schools under a planned reopening approved by the Board of Education Sept. 23.

Published October 2, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Districts adjust to virtual learning

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — With students learning at home virtually because of COVID-19, many educators have said they miss their students, and local districts have purchased electronic devices, such as Chromebooks, for at-home learning.

Published October 2, 2020

Warren Weekly

Center Line students begin hybrid format, Regina continues hybrid

CENTER LINE/WARREN — Center Line Public School students are scheduled to return to school Oct. 7 in a hybrid format.

Published October 2, 2020

C&G Newspapers

UCS begins transitioning some grades to face-to-face instruction

UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS — Carrie Slade, a first grade teacher at Flickinger Elementary School in Utica, said she is looking forward to being back in the classroom with her students as Utica Community Schools takes its next steps in the transition to more in-person activities.