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Schools
UPDATE: First Day of School Photos: From Jitters to Smiles
First-day jitters were all but gone by the end of class Tuesday for many students at Schroeder Elementary School where a half-day of classes started the school year. Troy parent Anne...
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Schools
Troy Enrollment Higher on First Day of School Compared to 2010
More students were enrolled in the first day of classes this year in the Troy School District than the first day of school in 2010, district officials said at Tuesday's Board of Education...
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Schools
School Shopping Lists Bring Joy, Frustration
For some parents, the start of the school is the most wonderful time of the year. Weary from long hot summer weeks of entertaining their children, parents happily celebrate all that comes...
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Schools
Meet Your New Principal: Pembroke's Susan Crocker
There are five new principals at Birmingham Public Schools this year, and they're all excited to meet their students and the Birmingham community. Comprising this new class of princi...
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Schools
New Troy School Starting Times Begin Next Week
Classes are set to begin Tuesday in the Troy School District with a half day of instruction throughout the district and the first full day of classes on Wednesday, but parents should be a...
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Schools
Back to School Supply Drive Runs Through Friday
A back-to-school supply drive hosted by a Southfield-based real estate company will run through Friday will help several schools in Oakland and Wayne Counties, including Schroeder Element...
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Social Notes
Oakland County's Homeless Students Receive Backpacks
Hundreds of less fortunate K-12 students throughout Oakland County will receive backpacks full of school supplies Thursday at a special event organized by the Oakland Schools Homeless Stu...
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Schools
Troy Schools' Destination Diploma Offers Open Enrollment
Open enrollment has started for Troy School District’s Destination Diploma program, which offers nontraditional approaches to learning to students working to earn a high school diploma....