Ypsilanti Community Schools

Ypsilanti Community Schools has been recognized as a “System of Distinction”—an award that only 39 school districts in the world received. WEMU’s Josh Hakala explains.

It was an incumbent sweep Tuesday in the run for the Board of Education of the Ypsilanti Community Schools.

Two local school districts are adding electric buses to their fleets with funding from the federal government. WEMU’s Josh Hakala took a ride on one of them.

Officials at the Ypsilanti public school district woke up to news Wednesday that they will be receiving 10 new zero-emission buses as part of the EPA’s plan to eliminate diesel-polluting buses in the country. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran reports.

Ypsilanti Community School officials say their new school year is off to a good start, but they still face some challenges. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson has more.

Significant investments are being made to enhance the Ypsilanti area's ability to capture stormwater and add acreage to nature areas that house pollinator prairie gardens. There are seven different projects that are funded over the next two years with grant money. Harry Sheehan is the Chief Deputy Water Resources Commissioner in Washtenaw County and in charge of seeing these projects completed. He joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss the positive impacts these enhancements will make for the environment, and the area’s quality of life.

Some students from Ypsilanti Community High School have recently moved to the Eastern Michigan University campus for a residential summer camp. It’s part of EMU’s TRiO Upward Bound program is designed to help kids get into college. WEMU's Josh Hakala has more.

Gary Horton, originally from Ann Arbor, moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1996 to study fine art and design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. This is…

Soon after the pandemic hit, unemployment went up significantly on the east side of Washtenaw County. Student homelessness and food insecurity went up,…

With the help of Eastern Michigan University, the United Way, and other local groups, Ypsilanti Community Schools will open an in-person Learning Lab on…