The First Bell

Touted as an increase in school funding, a complicated change in how Dearborn Public Schools received state aid this fiscal year actually resulted in millions less for the district in per pupil funding. Local homeowners will benefit from the tax change with a dip in...

In light of the recent school violence in Texas, Dearborn Public Schools is reminding students and community members of tools that can help prevent violence in schools. In an emergency, please call 911. Anyone wanting to report cyberbullying or online threats is...

Dearborn Public Schools has purchased two buildings on the main Henry Ford College campus, with plans to expand Henry Ford Early College and move other services to the site. The buildings, on the north edge of the college campus, were once home to the Society of...

Dearborn Public Schools is launching a survey and planning at least four public meetings to gather public feedback on infrastructure needs in the district and whether residents would support a vote for a bond or other tax millage to pay to fix those needs. District...

Dearborn Public Schools has added two more town halls to present information and gather feedback on infrastructure needs in the district, how to pay for repairs and improvements, and whether residents would support a vote for a bond or other tax millage to fix those...

Residents have two opportunities next week to learn more about a citizens committee recommendation on Dearborn Public Schools infrastructure and a possible bond question. The Vision for Infrastructure and Planning (VIP) Committee will present its recommendation to the...

Staffing shortages are a national concern, especially for teachers. Dearborn Public Schools will highlight some of what it has been and will be doing to recruit and retain staff during a special event on Thursday, March 10, that can be viewed live online at 11 a.m. or...

Interested in how Dearborn Public Schools has spent millions of dollars in COVID relief funding? Dearborn Public Schools has created a new webpage at https://firstbell.dearbornschools.org/covidfunds with information about how the various waves of funding have been...

The district has provided two online sessions this year to help explain the many high school options available to our students. These events are designed for parents and students in middle and high school to help students find a path that best suits them. A third high...

Dearborn Public Schools is again recruiting people interested in a unique partnership that will pay young graduates or mid-career professionals with science, technology, engineering or math degrees (STEM) to go back to school to become teachers. In return, those who...

Want to support your home high school team?  Show some love for Dearborn Schools teachers or staff? We’ve got a gif for that! There is now a Dearborn Schools site on giphy.com where you can find small animations for the Dearborn High Pioneers, Fordson Tractors or...