June 15th, 20180DEARBORN — Noor Fakih, a recent Fordson High School graduate, worked through a learning disability diagnoses during her last two years of high school and finished with offers from many top schools.
Fakih recently found out she’d been accepted to Stanford University, where she plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in computer...
June 8th, 20180By Eman Jassem
The Arab American News intern
DEARBORN — On June 5, Lowrey School and Oakman Elementary School were each awarded the grand prize of $1,250 for being the winners of the Blue Hands United Clothing Collection Challenge sponsored by Midwest Recycling.
Those attending people the Oakman Elementary School award...
May 11th, 20180DEARBORN – For the last 66 years, Dearborn Public Schools students have promoted the city with Clean Up parades around their schools. The promotion of these annual events in addition to other environmentally-friendly events will continue through May 24.
The parades, which have evolved over the years, continued to expand the message...
May 11th, 20180DEARBORN — State Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston died Monday night after a months-long battle with cancer, the Michigan Department of Education announced on Tuesday.
Whiston, 56, had dedicated his career to education, first as a lobbyist for Oakland Schools and then as a superintendent at Dearborn Public Schools. In 2014, he...
May 4th, 20180“The first thing to do is establish what we actually want to do with the money, how much is needed, what issues we want to address and come up with solid plans. Those plans have to be very detailed and exact." - Dave Mustonen, Dearborn Schools communication director
DEARBORN — As communities scramble in search of the...
March 30th, 20180DEARBORN – Russell A. Kavalhuna, an associate dean at Western Michigan University and a former federal prosecutor, has been selected to become the new president of Henry Ford College (HFC).
On March 28, the Dearborn Board of Education, which overseas administration of the city’s public schools and the college, voted 6-1 after a...
March 16th, 20180By Farah Harb
The Arab American News
DEARBORN – On the one month anniversary of the deadly school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., students in various high schools across the country walked out for 17 minutes to protest gun violence with placards and T-shirts that read #Enough.
The cold...
March 9th, 20180Now is the right time for Hussein Berry and others to reconsider what they have done, to recognize the damage their actions have caused and to join the healing efforts that this community badly needs.
On Monday, a Wayne County Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Dearborn School District, the Dearborn Board of Education...
March 9th, 20180DEARBORN — A Wayne County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a member of the Dearborn Board of Education against the school district over the appointment of its newest trustee.
Trustee Hussein Berry filed the lawsuit on June 26 after the new trustee, Celia Nasser, was sworn in by 19th District Court Chief Judge Sam...
February 23rd, 20180DEARBORN — The sounds of bullet shells discharging from the barrel of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at a high school in Parkland, Florida are still ringing in the ears of students and parents nationwide.
After a troubled 19-year-old former student at Stoneman Douglas High School opened fire in the building shortly before the school...
December 22nd, 20170
DEARBORN — Beginning next semester, SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition will begin instructing elementary and middle school children in the Dearborn Public School System about substance abuse and drug prevention. The partnership is part of a larger initiative started by Superintendent Glen Maleyko and the Dearborn Public...
September 8th, 20170DEARBORN — School is back in session and the Dearborn School Board of Education continues to tackle the overcrowding issue at Fordson and Dearborn High schools.
In an August 29 study session, the board eliminated proposals of forming a new high school or a ninth grade academy, calling them unfeasible. It found boundary line changes...
June 30th, 20170DEARBORN — The Dearborn School Board held a farewell ceremony in honor of former President Mariam Bazzi, June 26, before the newest trustee, Celia Nasser, was sworn in.
Bazzi served as the president of the Dearborn Board of Education and chair of Henry Ford College's Board of Trustees until her May 22 resignation after Gov. Snyder...
June 6th, 20170DEARBORN ― The Dearborn Board of Education is seeking to fill a seat vacated by former Trustee Mariam Bazzi.
Bazzi resigned on May 22 after she was appointed by Governor Snyder as a judge in the Wayne County Circuit Court. She was a Lead Prosecuting Attorney in the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, and elected as a trustee in...
May 2nd, 20172LANSING – Governor Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Mariam Bazzi to the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County.
“Mariam Bazzi’s commitment to her community and the law makes her a natural pick for the Wayne County Circuit Court,” Snyder said. “Mariam brings with her to the bench years of experience in complex areas...
March 17th, 20172Imad Fadlallah left us too early. His 57 years in this life were too few, but the impact of his actions during those years will certainly be felt for generations to come. Most aspects of Imad's life, personality and accomplishments are widely known in our community, but other aspects may not be as well known. While many will recall Imad...
January 5th, 20170Dearborn—For decades, Betsy DeVos test-ran privatization campaigns in Michigan before assuming her role as Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education. Having funneled millions to lawmakers and the state Republican Party to assist in shepherding legislation that especially focused on privatizing education, the school of choice...
