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Next fall, Dearborn Public Schools will start its fourth combined high school and associate degree program, this one focused on educating future educators. Henry Ford Early College – School of Education will allow students to get degrees in child development or...

Care to the Core returns to Dearborn Public Schools on April 26, 2019. Below are activities planned at the schools as part of the event. Ongoing Dearborn High7:20 am - 2:15 pmWhy You MatterThe school has been working on a Why You Matter initiative. Photos of students...

Since 1976, Black History month in February has celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of African-Americans. It has also provided a platform to have serious discussions about the discrimination that many Black Americans still encountered.  In 1987 our...

Vaping – the use of e-cigarettes – among teenagers has grown at an alarming rate in recent years, and Dearborn Public Schools is seeing the consequences of this mounting health concern. In a national survey in 2018, one in five 12th grade students reported vaping...

Dearborn Public Schools is continuing its efforts to guarantee students have safe, accessible drinking water. So far 20 hydration stations—combined water bottle filling area and drinking fountain— have been installed in the District’s buildings.  The goal is to...

February 26th marked the tenth year that high school students have gathered for the Student Leadership Diversity Summit (SLDS).  The annual event provides an opportunity for more than 150 high schools students to show their leadership skills, meet new people, and...

The free City Wide Student Art Show and Youth Arts Night returns to the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on April 24. The work of student artists will be featured in and near the Padzieski Gallery in the center starting at 4 p.m. that day.  A senior...

Nine applicants for Dearborn Public School board will be interviewed during a special meeting on Thursday, April 4 starting at 5:30 p.m.  The public meeting will be held in the Community Room at the Welcome Center at the Henry Ford College, 5101 Evergreen,...

Students and parent are invited to make nominations for the District’s Impact Award, which will recognize non-teaching staff and non-classroom educators for their outstanding contributions to helping students, enhancing the school environment or providing excellent...

Dearborn Public Schools is seeking applications from residents hoping to fill a partial board term after Trustee Fadwa Hammoud resigned from her position. Hammoud, a 2003 Fordson graduate, has served on the board for more than three years.  In January, she was...