Detroit News Online -- Local and online source for in-depth news about schools and colleges in Detroit and Michigan. http://www.detroitnews.com en-us Copyright 2013, detroitnews SaxoTech Online Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:58:56 -0400 15 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/SCHOOLS/305190304 Superintendents and principals are quick to lock down buildings and call police at the first hint of trouble. Law enforcement officials say they don't blame school leaders. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/SCHOOLS/305190304 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/SCHOOLS/305170372 East Lansing — Demolition of a 113-year-old building on Michigan State University's campus has resumed after a fire burned through its roof. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/SCHOOLS/305170372 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/SCHOOLS/305170356 Some students in the state will have their MEAP math tests regraded after the Michigan Department of Education discovered questions in some versions shouldn't have been included. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/SCHOOLS/305170356 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/SCHOOLS/305170350 Pontiac - A former superintendent of the financially troubled Pontiac School District who alleged he was fired for exposing fraud and misuse of school funds has agreed to a $100,000 settlement to drop his whistleblower lawsuit. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/SCHOOLS/305170350 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160466 Some students in the state will have their MEAP math scores regraded after the Michigan Department of Education discovered questions in some versions of the test that shouldn't have been included. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160466 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160463 The Novi Community Schools Board of Education voted to accept the resignation of a school principal on administrative leave while under suspicion of driving while intoxicated on school property. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160463 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160462 Albion — Albion Public Schools no longer is offering students a high school education. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160462 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160458 Two struggling suburban school districts, Inkster and Pontiac, are trying to figure out their next moves - including likely staff cuts - following the abrupt resignations of their superintendents. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160458 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160397 West Bloomfield Township — The school district sent students home shortly after some classes began Thursday morning due to a power outage that occurred at about 6:30 a.m. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160397 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160390 Flint — The Flint public school district plans to lay off 139 teachers and staff at the end of the school year as part of an effort to cut costs. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160390 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160389 East Lansing — Demolition of a 113-year-old building on Michigan State University's campus is on hold after a fire burned through its roof. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160389 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160360 Detroit - Preparing the state's largest district for a new school year this fall will be Roy Roberts' focus after the emergency manager agreed Wednesday to stay up to six extra months at Detroit Public Schools. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160360 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160354 The Buena Vista School District has been granted a reprieve and may reopen as soon as Friday, the district's superintendent said Wednesday. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160354 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160348 East Lansing - A 113-year-old building undergoing demolition on Michigan State University's campus caught fire Wednesday evening. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/SCHOOLS/305160348 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150429 Lansing— Michigan lawmakers are introducing legislation requiring a state department to reimburse schools that may have to drop their American Indian mascots. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150429 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150416 Detroit — A federal judge has refused to grant a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit that seeks to remove the emergency manager of the Highland Park School District and void appointments made under the state's prior and weaker emergency manager law. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150416 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150398 The Buena Vista School District has been granted a reprieve and may reopen as soon as Friday, the district's superintendent said today. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150398 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150380 Roy Roberts, emergency manager for Detroit Public Schools, will delay his retirement and stay on the job up to six additional months, Gov. Rick Snyder announced this morning. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150380 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150370 East Lansing - A 113-year-old building undergoing demolition on Michigan State University's campus caught fire Wednesday evening. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/SCHOOLS/305150370 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130514/SCHOOLS/305140399 The shuttered Buena Vista School District is poised to reopen next week after the school board in Saginaw County approved a deficit elimination plan Tuesday night. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130514/SCHOOLS/305140399 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130514/SCHOOLS/305140354 The Pontiac School District is pledging to make massive reductions in staff and use $6 million from an insurance settlement and $1 million in future real estate sales to balance its books in the next six years, according to its latest deficit reduction plan. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130514/SCHOOLS/305140354 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130514/SCHOOLS/305140351 Bay City - Bay City Central High School is getting help from Harvard University to improve its curriculum. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130514/SCHOOLS/305140351 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130513/SCHOOLS/305130443 The Pontiac School District is pledging to make massive reductions in staff and use $6 million from an insurance settlement and $1 million in future real estate sales to balance its books in the next six years, according to its latest deficit reduction plan. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130513/SCHOOLS/305130443 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130513/SCHOOLS/305130371 Buena Vista Township — Despite having a month left on the school calendar, Buena Vista Schools Superintendent Deborah Hunter-Harvill announced Monday that "school is over" during a meeting with state education officials, one week after her district closed its doors to students because it cannot pay its teachers. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130513/SCHOOLS/305130371 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130513/SCHOOLS/305130333 Two public university presidents in Michigan rank among the highest-paid in the nation with one in the top 10, according to a report released Sunday by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130513/SCHOOLS/305130333