The aftermath of last week's storms was felt in classrooms as a power outage forced five Ann Arbor School District schools to close Monday.

Teachers have been growing frustrated with the superintendent’s leadership into it all boiled over earlier this month. Beloved Annapolis High School Principal Aaron Mollett was abruptly put on suspension by Superintendent Dr. Tyrone Weeks.

A federal judge has ruled that a Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation after the student sued.

Attorneys representing the family of a Black fifth grader in Utah who died by suicide alerted a northern Utah school district on Wednesday they plan to file a lawsuit seeking damages for their inadequate response to bullying.

AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Swift spoke with A4 about the district's ongoing staff shortage.

School educators and administrators are becoming more troubled by students attempting TikTok challenges.

The vice president of the State Board of Education and Superintendent is calling on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration to issue a mask mandate for schools.

The sudden resignation of two bus drivers has forced Grosse Ile Township Schools to eliminate general education transportation to start the year.

Monday marked the first day of school in the Wayne-Westland Community School District.

A special election will be held May 4, 2021 in certain Michigan communities.

A suburban Detroit school official who was paid $6,500 after her district bought education materials from a vendor has pleaded guilty.

ANN ARBOR – Local parent Nick Bagley has penned an open letter to the Michigan legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calling for legislation that would ensure children return to school full time this fall. “I think a lot of parents are feeling kind of hopeless about this school year,” said Bagley. Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift has publicly said that school will be back full time in the fall. “They’ve shredded the trust they had in the community.”He criticized the state’s decision to leave school openings during the pandemic up to the districts.

Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at 4:How one school district is managing COVID clusterHow do local schools manage COVID-safety and prevent panic from spreading when infections are reported? One school district is educating everyone on the difference between an outbreak that requires a closure and a cluster that can be managed.

ANN ARBOR – A GoFundMe organized by parent group Ann Arbor Reasonable Return has surpassed its $30,000 goal in under 24 hours. “Ann Arbor Reasonable Return is exploring all options to get relief for families in the Ann Arbor Public Schools who have been in virtual only learning since March 13, 2020,” reads the GoFundMe page. “We are raising funds for establishing a political action committee (PAC) that can then take steps like retain professional legal and lobbying counsel. According to the Board of Education, if they vote to keep school virtual, children with the greatest needs will be able to return to buildings at the end of March. AdCo-founder of Ann Arbor Reasonable Return Lena Kauffman said that the group is currently in the process of signing with the firm.

BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan school district has launched a GoFundMe-style fundraising campaign for school upgrades after residents voted against a bond proposal in 2018. MLive reports that Northwest Community Schools District started the Invest in Northwest portal in January. The district hopes to encourage people to give by sharing success stories on the website. The online portal does not have a timeline or total price tag. Some projects have money goals, while others don’t.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Mount Clemens Community Schools is a hometown district that provides a hometown feel. “Our school district is almost 200 years old, so we have strong roots here,” parents Thomas Barnes said. “You come here and everybody knows your name,” Macomb County Comunity Schools board member Jeanine Walker said. “You’re not a number.”Walker said the classes are smaller, so students get individualized attention. She said students work better in smaller group settings.

Dad sues Grosse Pointe school district over banPublished: January 8, 2020, 7:01 pmA father is suing the Grosse Pointe school district after he said he was banned.

A school district in Missouri may step away from teaching students how to write in cursive. The school district is considering not making cursive a priority because it believes technology has made writing in cursive obsolete. Students have mixed opinions about moving away from cursive. "I think they should teach it cause then we'll have a second way to write," said sixth-grader Logan Jennings. "I like writing my name in cursive and I wouldn't be able to know how if it weren't for my 3rd and 4th grade teachers," said sixth-grade student Jay Zimmerman.