Parents worry for their child's safety due to distracted and rushed drivers at school drop-off and pick-up, according to a U-M poll.

In May, students at the elementary school, located on Ann Arbor’s eastside, raised $2,942.67 for the Humane Society of Huron Valley.

Texas Governor Gret Abbott is expected to speak Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET regarding the shooting.

May is Teacher Appreciation Month.

Good news for families. All Ann Arbor Public Schools bus routes will be restored on Monday.

Burns Park Elementary has temporarily paused in-person learning due to rising COVID cases.

A new music program for elementary school students is debuting at Allen Elementary.

Book a field trip at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

Ann Arbor Public Schools will be offering after school enrichment classes in some of its buildings this year.

A group of local parents is trying to find a solution for families in need of childcare this upcoming school year.

Two virtual schooling options will be available this fall for Ann Arbor Public Schools famlies.

To help get teaching candidates there more quickly, Concordia University recently developed an accelerated bachelor’s program.

To help get teaching candidates there more quickly, Concordia University recently developed an accelerated bachelor’s program.

The Washtenaw County Health Department issues quarantine order for K-12 schools.

Read, run or walk each day during the Family Learning Institute's fundraiser.

You can now sign up your K-8th-grader for virtual summer camp at U-M's Museum of Natural History.

Register to get tested at Huron High School's drive-thru on Saturday.

AAPS is searching for teachers across multiple disciplines.

People protested Sunday outside Pioneer High School, pushing for Ann Arbor Public Schools to allow more students back into the classroom.

AAPS plans to reopen for hybrid learning for grades 4-12 on May 3.

ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor Board of Education released a statement on Friday evening clarifying the details of next week’s vote after considerable uproar from some community members. “At our meeting on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education voted to direct Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift to explore the feasibility of modifying its current Return to School Plan,” the Board clarified. “The Board apologizes for any confusion this vote on Wednesday may have caused our community during an already stress-filled school year due to the pandemic. Ad“The Board’s vote did not change or alter the approved transition to hybrid-in school learning option,” read the statement. In response to the Board’s motion, parent group Ann Arbor Reasonable Return launched a GoFundMe on Thursday, raising more than its $30,000 goal in less than 24 hours to establish a political action committee.

ANN ARBOR – Ann Arbor Public Schools announced in an email to teachers and parents on Wednesday morning that the district is aiming to begin hybrid in-school learning in early March. According to the initial timeline, Stage 4 is targeted to begin after spring break. Whitmer encourages Michigan public schools to reopen for in-person learning by March 1In-person learning will be offered for all levels and families who decide to stay home and continue virtual learning have the option to do so. As the district monitors COVID cases and vaccinations ahead or reopening, the Superintendent will recommend specific target dates to reopen in February, approved by the Board of Education and confirmed with staff and parents. Final start dates will be announced two weeks prior to the anticipated return of students.

ANN ARBOR – Who remembers field trips? Luckily, University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens staff are organizing virtual field trips for classrooms and groups. Virtual field trips are offered Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Here are the topics and recommended grade levels, according to its website:Roots and Shoots : Explore plants and their needs. For more information or to schedule a field trip, contact Youth Education Coordinator Liz Glynn at lizglynn@umich.edu.

FARMINGTON, Mich. – The Farmington Public Schools Board of Education voted on Tuesday for elementary schools to remain in remote learning until at least Jan. 11, 2021. Following the Guidance for In-Person Instruction, it says that Districts should consider remote instruction for the entire district. Disruption to FamiliesWe acknowledge the disruption of this constant move from in-person to remote instruction causes for families. “We know that other districts in Oakland County are struggling, as well, with the factors listed above.”Students in the Individualized Education Program will continue to follow the district’s recommendation and remain in remote learning. The district is still planning to have middle and high school school return to in-person learning on Jan. 25, 2021.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. A video made by Haisley Elementary School teachers has lifted the spirits of students stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Organized by first-grade teacher Ashley Wight, the video starts with drone footage of empty school grounds around the elementary school. It transitions to a video call between Wight and Haisley Principal Dante Watson who talk about missing their students and the Haisley community. Haisley teachers can be seen dancing by themselves and with family members to The Git Up by singer-songwriter Blanco Brown. Over the phone, Wight said that most of the Haisley teachers and teachers assistants participated.