BIRMINGHAM — Students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Birmingham Public Schools are taking part in a pilot program to test new math curriculum resources.

FRASER — If one thing has withstood the test of time for Fraser gymnastics, it’s that their experienced gymnasts learn how to become leaders in the blink of an eye.

FRASER — Several improvements are coming to Fraser Public Schools facilities, thanks to funds from several grants that will improve student safety and their well-being.

EASTPOINTE — The memory of William F. Webb continues to live on in Eastpointe Community Schools.

UTICA — The 2022 Utica High School Warrior yearbook has earned a Spartan Award from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association.

TROY — A Boulan Middle School teacher was singled out for going the extra mile with her students and was rewarded with a five-day cruise.

NOVI — On the morning of Dec. 15, busloads of Novi students, staff and parents arrived at the Academy of the Americas Cub K-3 campus in southwest Detroit to provide underprivileged youths with some Christmas cheer.

NOVI — The Dec. 15 Novi Community School District Board of Education meeting was the last engagement for longtime Novi school board members Bobbie Murphy and Kathy Hood.

SOUTHFIELD — The United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s Tech United Initiative aims to bridge the digital divide among students by providing technology to schools to amplify learning through their team of southeast Michigan executives and IT professionals.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A new use for Trombly Elementary School, at 820 Beaconsfield Ave. in Grosse Pointe Park, could be on the horizon.

WALLED LAKE — After learning last summer that Walled Lake Consolidated School District Superintendent Kenneth Gutman would be stepping away from his role, John Bernia began watching for a posting about a job opening for the position “right away,” he said.

CENTER LINE/WARREN — During her years as Center Line Public Schools superintendent from 2009 through June 2020, Eve Kaltz often met kids who were successful academically and socially.

WARREN — Pearl Lean Elementary in the Warren Consolidated Schools District was one of five Michigan public schools the Education Trust-Midwest recently recognized through its 2022 Building the Hope Schools program.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Following a gun scare in November that forced the district to lock down, Clintondale Community Schools is reviewing and implementing new district-wide security policies for the new year.

FRASER — On Nov. 11, the Fraser Educational Foundation surprised five teachers in the district with its annual educational grants, providing schools and classrooms with new resources not included in their regular budgets.

SOUTHFIELD — Oakland Community College and Lawrence Technological University signed a pre-engineering transfer articulation agreement allowing OCC students to transfer their credits seamlessly into one of the five LTU engineering disciplines Nov. 4.

WARREN — The students who attend Regina High School recently demonstrated the meaning of Thanksgiving.

METRO DETROIT — Middle school and high school students interested in manufacturing and technology careers recently had the opportunity to meet with local manufacturers during the annual Auto STEAM Days.

WARREN — For anyone who attended Van Dyke Public Schools, you probably ran into Eleanor Bates at one time or another.

NOVI — The Novi Public Library and Director Julie Farkas received an award from the Michigan Association for Media in Education Nov. 10 for their efforts to work with the Novi Community School District.