Results from Birmingham Public Schools' Quality Assurance Review also instructed the district to establish plans to implement Common Core standards and assess the effectiveness of certain programs.
District revises its budget mid-year after realizing savings in salaries and benefits as well as energy costs and slight increase in revenues.
Capt. John Paul Andree III of the United States Air Force brings home a mission flag from Operation Enduring Freedom.
The full-day program will be standard at all eight Birmingham elementary schools starting in the 2012-13 school year.
Education Day visits will include conversations with industry professionals.
Simon Trask takes leadership and community service seriously, and recruited others to clean parts of the Rouge River.
Pierce Elementary's new Twitter account is the latest in a districtwide trend of schools using social media to better communicate with parents and the community.
Principal says the high school will focus on keeping wrestling mats clean after a wrestler contracts the skin infection during the holiday break.
Area schools collected bags of sports gear, school supplies and more this holiday season.
Common Core Standards will set the pace for student learning for years to come.
Michigan and 45 states across the country brace themselves for rigorous curriculum requirements for K-12 classrooms.
Alexander Borrello has film, television and stage credits to his name at age 16, and has sights set for more.
The Michigan House voted to pass Senate Bill 618 Wednesday night and a final vote on the combined legislation could come as early as Thursday.
Superintendent David Larson said moving out of the building is part of the district's effort to reduce its physical footprint and generate revenue.
Preschool's from the district's Early Childhood Center paired up with area seniors to collect more than 300 mittens and scarves for Lighthouse of Oakland County.
The district qualifies for a best practices incentive, which would bring in an additional $100 per student.
David Feldman will take over for interim head Philip Deely, who has been filling since the beginning of the school year.
Kamaria Washington is the first Cranbrook-Kingswood student to be recognized by the storied U.S. military academy.
The biannual survey is meant to identify potential drug and alcohol abuse among Birmingham's middle and high school students.
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Dennis Rozema writes about his years helping Birmingham high school's struggling students and looks to make an impact on a new generation.
The Birmingham 15-year-old will be attending her second World Spacemodeling Championship in Mikulas, Slovakia.
Last year, the BEF raised $117,000 for the district and its programming.
The Board of Education also voted to spent $36,000 on 4,700 bags of ice melt, or rock salt, for the upcoming winter.
The Birmingham Covington School is recognized for out-performing other Michigan schools with similar risk factors.
Up-to-date results for the board of education and millage renewal.
A look at recent MEAP and MME scores by Birmingham students under the state's new 'cut scores' show a drop in the percentage deemed 'proficient.'
The district opens its doors to the community 2-4 p.m. Sunday.
The board voted Tuesday to formally oppose Senate Bills 618-624, known as the Parent Empowerment Education Reform Act.
Russell Ladd, 15, has sold more than 300 copies of his Apple application "Blatch" since it was accepted by Apple at the end of October.
The Board of Education passed a resolution opposing the Parent Empowerment Act and more at Tuesday night's meeting.
About 50 area students attended the event Saturday for a day of learning and networking.
Oakland Schools chief among those in public education urging caution.
Birmingham Education Association president writes about staff contributions to support the ballot issue.
Sixteen-year-old Rachael Stein is helping organize an anti-bullying summit at the Birmingham high school Saturday and orchestrate southeast Michigan's Breaking the Silence initiative.
Students from both high schools are selling red t-shirts to raise funds for the American Heart Association and honor late Seaholm football coach Nick Deane.
Mac Lancaster, a 5th grader at the Roeper School, recently returned from a trip to the Lorna Young Foundation where he studied fair trade.
Friday night was a time for football, homecoming, music, and fun for Groves students despite 28-19 loss to Owosso.
Birmingham's school for students with learning disabilities remembered the past 25 years with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and words from the school's founder.
Groves High School celebrates its homecoming tonight with a football game against Owosso and a dance Saturday.