Local news for Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Bloomfield Township
Local news for Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Bloomfield Township
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Bloomfield Hills Schools opened the 2026-27 school year with a district-wide Welcome Back Day built around Destination Bloomfield 2030, the five-year strategic plan shaped by more than 2,200 community survey responses and 11 focus groups.
Education
Bloomfield Hills Schools detailed summer 2026 construction at six buildings funded by Bond 2020 and Sinking Fund 2025, including a secure vestibule at BHHS, parking lot rebuilds at Eastover and Conant, and district-wide tech upgrades.
Education
Cranbrook Schools, The Roeper School and Academy of the Sacred Heart all earned top-seven spots in Niche's 2026 ranking of Michigan's best private high schools, while the Furniture Flip Bash fundraiser featuring HGTV's Hilary Farr returns to the Village Club on Sept. 10.
Education
Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills announced its most successful fundraising year ever, anchored by a record $15 million gift from alumnus Essel W. Bailey Jr. and Menakka Bailey to rename and renovate the performing arts center.
Education
Bloomfield Hills Schools confirms all PreK-12 students will receive free breakfast and lunch again in 2026-27 under Michigan's universal meal program, but asks families to complete the renamed Nutrition and Education Benefits form before school starts Sept. 8.
Education
Birmingham Public Schools' board declined to reverse its bell-to-bell phone ban at the Aug. 25 meeting despite organized parent opposition, and the policy takes effect when school opens Monday, Aug. 31.
Education
The Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education considered a $238,601.91 K-5 literacy curriculum purchase and a $30,000 robotics renovation contingency at its Monday, Aug. 24 meeting.
Education
Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills has elevated Brandon Little from interim to permanent director, making him the institution's 12th non-interim leader since Eliel Saarinen was first appointed in 1932.
Education
A federal trial accusing Meta of designing addictive platforms for children opened Aug. 18 in California; Michigan withdrew from the lawsuit but its Kids Over Clicks bills, which would restrict notifications and data collection targeting minors, await a House vote that could directly affect Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills students.
Education
Groves High School receptionist Kristina Swanson launched The One Love Project, a free upcycle boutique offering clothing, supplies and household items to students, with donations now being accepted at the school's Beverly Hills campus ahead of the Aug. 31 start of classes.
Education
Oakland County voters defeated the 1.5-mill Oakland Schools enhancement millage on Tuesday, Aug. 4, by a margin of fewer than 7,400 votes, denying Birmingham Public Schools and Bloomfield Hills Schools $781 per student annually in unrestricted funding.
Education
Oakland County's 1.5-mill school enhancement millage trailed 51%-49% with 91% of precincts reporting Wednesday morning, putting $781 per student in annual funding for Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills schools at risk pending certification.
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