NEWS
With summer in full swing, students at Stout Middle School turned their curiosity toward the stars this week during the DiscoverWorks Program. Throughout the five-week program, students have engaged in a range of educational topics meant to keep their minds active...
Dearborn Public Schools is aware of a fire that destroyed a special needs playground at Nowlin Elementary on Thursday evening. While we are saddened by the loss of equipment enjoyed by our students and our community, we are grateful that no one was hurt and that the...
Mike Esseily was officially hired as the new superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools during the June 22, 2026 Board of Education meeting. Trustees approved Mr. Esseily’s three-year contract by a 7-0 vote. He officially starts as superintendent on July 1. “I am...
Dearborn Public Schools will seek a $1.51 billion bond to replace or extensively remodel every school in the district over the next 20 years. During its regular meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026, the Board of Education approved ballot language for the Nov. 3, 2026...
Dearborn Public Schools is providing free lunch and breakfast to children for five weeks during the summer of 2026. Free lunch and breakfast will be available for any child 18 or younger or those over 18 with a physical or mental disability. Eighteen schools will...
Residents interested in running for the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education have until July 21, 2026 at 4 p.m. to file their paperwork with the Dearborn City Clerk. Four board seats will be up for election on Nov. 3. Three positions are full, six-year terms,...
Graduations have started for the Class of 2026, and Dearborn Public Schools is again planning to broadcast all six of our graduation ceremonies live on the district’s YouTube Channel. The ceremonies will also be available for on-demand viewing after the events. Only...
New schools and building updates across the district would be included in the first wave of a bond plan discussed at the Board of Education meeting on May 11, 2026. The $1.5 billion bond would provide 20 years of new school buildings and extensive renovations without...
All three traditional public high schools in Dearborn are planning special events before Memorial Day to remember fallen soldiers from their schools. The ceremonies will take place in the morning of the week before Memorial Day, and all will honor those who made the...
Dearborn High School film students took home seven awards for the regional 2026 Student Production Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences after earning a record breaking 23 nominations. All of this year’s nominated movies will be shown during...
The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education on Monday, May, 4, 2026, opted to promote from within and named Mike Esseily as their choice for the next superintendent of the district. Mr. Esseily is currently the district’s Executive Director of Special Populations,...
From elementary school through adult education, five Dearborn Public School staff were honored with Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Awards on April 29, 2026. The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce again organized the awards, which were announced...