Oakland Township-Lake Orion Students' MEAP Results To Be Released Today

Check back with Patch after 10 a.m. Monday for a look at how students fared on their fall 2012 Michigan Education Assessment Program exams.

Michigan Teachers Should Make $100K, Superintendent Mike Flanagan Says

The head of the state's Department of Education asserts that higher wages would encourage more people to become teachers.

Wintry Snow and Ice Mix Closes Lake Orion Public Schools Monday

A Winter Weather Advisory expired at 6 a.m. Monday, but area public and private schools are closed all day.

Oakland Township, Lake Orion Students Eligible for Scholarship Contest

Lawrence Technological University will award up to 100 scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 per year for 4 years in an essay competition open to Michigan high school seniors.

Center for Michigan Releases Report Tied to Lake Orion Education Conversation

Local residents contributed to the report with comments at a March 2012 forum.

Lake Orion Teams Take Honors in FIRST Competitions

The team approach fosters interest in science and technology.

Your Guide to Michigan Education Reform Proposals

Find out what the bills entail, where they are in the legislative process, the pros and cons, and when an informational meeting will be held near you.

Proposed State Education Overhauls ‘Radical and Dangerous,' Superintendent Says

The Oakland Schools superintendent told a forum Tuesday that bills in Lansing would put students at risk with untested, untried forms of schooling.

First-Graders Elect Romney — But the Margin Was Close

Students at Eagle Creek Academy in Oakland Township exercise their right to vote.

North America's Top School Bus Driver is Behind the Wheel in Lake Orion

'I think after this long she would be a crabby bus driver but she loves her job and loves us kids,' a student wrote about Charlotte Anker.

Exam delayed for Lake Orion coach charged in assault

‘This is a complicated case,’ her attorney says, asking for more time.

Your 2 Choices for Lake Orion School Board

Both are parents who support district, oppose open enrollment.

Share Pics From Lake Orion's Homecoming!

We've got pics from Lake Orion's Homecoming game last week, where the Dragons won 42-7 over Rochester. Share your pics, too!

iscg Educational Seminar - 7 Keys to Speech Privacy - Soundmasking

Private High School Fair

Mountain Bike Race to Raise Funds for Lake Orion After School Programs

Lake Orion High School will host the LOHS Dragon GAP/MiSCA mountain bike relay for teams of two this Saturday, Saturday, Sept. 22

Scripps Middle School Students Pledge to Take a Stand Against Bullying

70 percent of Scripps Middle School students said they'd been bullied during an anti-bullying assembly with the Detroit Pistons and the Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

English as a Second Language Conversation Group

How Money Works

Mission Control: Personal Perspectives by a NASA engineer

Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds

Tips: Pack a Safe, Healthy Bagged Lunch

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and U.S. Department of Agriculture offer guidelines to help parents as they prepare their students' meals.

OU Welcome Party

Orion Area Chamber of Commerce September Luncheon

Walled Lake Northern High School Partners with Dodge

SUPPORT GLEANERS FOOD BANK-Bunches of Lunches Campaign

Soles4Souls Shoe Drive

Placenta Encapsulation - Is It Right For You?

Essential Oils Series: Women's Hormones

Chinese Class

Free Movie: "The Greater Good" (vaccine info)

Cloth Diapering Made Easy!

Trap Neuter Return Class - Free Roaming Cats

FREE Science Seminars at Little Monsters in Lake Orion

Back to School Bonanza

STRAIGHT A CHALLENGE until July 31 at Little Monsters in Lake Orion

Registration for Kingsbury School Summer Camps

DECK DAY at The Paint Source

Michigan Women's Power Assembly

Local Student Manages Type 1 Diabetes

Marcus Alcala is one of more than 40 students in the Rochester Community School District who has diabetes.