The school board for the Glenbard Township High School District 87 appointed David Larson as superintendent Monday night.
Roeper's middle and upper school campus in Birmingham celebrated wheelchair athletes during their Diversity Day celebration on March 14.
As the winner of the Birmingham Youth Assistance's 31st annual dog show on Feb. 12, the blind Australian Sheppard Collie mix will be the group's mascot as they celebrate their 50th anniversary this year.
This year, 15 Birmingham students received recognition in the annual art and writing contest.
In response to recent legislation that requires school board elections to be held in November of even-numbered years, the Birmingham Board of Education voted to extend term lengths for board members from four to six years.
The district has been trying to sell its nonschool facilities, including the administration building on West Merrill Street, since 2009.
Todd Bertuzzi made a special visit to Greenfield Elementary on March as part of the Red Wings School Assembly Program.
We're working with the Center for Michigan to facilitate community conversations on education. Birmingham, let us know if you want to be part of the conversation.
The Jump Rope for the Heart program was one of several fundraising events Birmingham students participated in for the American Heart Association.
March 3 event in Birmingham expected to raise more than $200,000
Local singer and songwriter, as well as Birmingham Public Schools alumnus, Mike Posner, participated in Berkshire's student-staff basketball game Friday, helping them raise $8,000 for the American Heart Association.
As part of the Disney Planet Challenge, a fourth-grade class at Pierce will be constructing a rain garden to address soil erosion along the Rouge River.
Michigan Youth Arts is distributing state money for enrichment outings this spring.
Want to see how your child's class fared on the MEAP this year? Check out our school-by-school breakdown of the 2011 MEAP results.
Greenfield third-graders shine on math exam.
Harlan fourth and fifth graders shine at reading exams.
More than 80 percent of West Maple fourth and fifth graders scored proficient or higher on MEAP reading tests.
At Bingham Farms Elementary, students exceed 2010 proficiency levels on fourth grade writing test.
Almost all of Beverly Elementary's fifth graders were proficient at reading in 2011.
At Pierce Elementary, fourth and fifth grade proficiency rates climb.
Quarton fifth graders stand out on reading and science tests.
Pembroke Elementary third and fifth graders show improvement on math tests.
Fifth graders shine at Birmingham Covington School on math, reading and science test.
Reading proficiency levels increase at all grade levels at Berkshire Middle School in 2011.
Sixth-graders from Derby show improvement in math, reading and social studies in 2011.
Percentage of Seaholm students scoring proficient in social studies decreases in 2011.
The percentage of students scoring proficient or above on social studies decreased in 2011 at Groves High School.
Birmingham scores continue to exceed statewide averages, with a few minor drops and jumps from 2010.
The show opened last week at Oakland Schools and features K-12 masterpieces.
First grade students at West Maple are making this Valentine's Day a little better for patients at Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield.
Rates for families who send their children to Birmingham Public Schools from outside the district next year will pay $50-$100 more than for this school year.
The $2,000 grant will be used to purchase a Van de Graaff generator to help Eton students conceptualize electrostatics.
West Maple and Harlan elementary schools, as well as Derby Middle School, are now eligible for national awards.
High school's administrators are cracking down on the allegedly racy winter dances.
The middle and upper school campus of the school for advanced learners will be holding an open house Sunday afternoon.
Today's feature photo comes from Birmingham Public Schools, who documented a visit from the Great Lakes Taiko Center to Groves High School.
Birmingham's assistant superintendent for human resources Jon Dean will begin working for Grosse Pointe Schools on Feb. 13.
Three sets of parents donated a total of $32,500 to the Birmingham Education Foundation to support aquatic programs at Seaholm and Groves.
The bill, signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder in late November, moves school board elections to November during even-numbered years.
Birmingham Public Schools is still in negotiations with a group of attorneys from Troy who want to purchase the district's administration building at 555 W. Merrill St.