Ypsilanti Community Schools

Ypsilanti Community High School recently celebrated the opening of a new AI learning space. With the advance of the digital age, the school is preparing students for academic excellence. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor talked with Ypsilanti Community High School Principal, Dr. Chelsea Harris-Hugan about the school’s efforts to prepare students for career readiness, as well as today’s teaching climate for educators.

Ypsilanti Community Schools is raising concerns about the future of their students and federal education programs after President Trump signed an executive order beginning the shutdown of the Department of Education. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

The Ypsilanti Community School District has clarified that school staff will not ask families about their immigration status or voluntarily coordinate with immigration control and enforcement officers. Immigrant students are anxious that, when they get home from school, their parents may not be there. Rebecca Olszewski is the managing attorney at the Ypsilanti office of the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. She joined Rylee Barnsdale to discuss how to keep up with the needs of Ypsilanti's immigrant community.

Ypsilanti Community High School unveiled a new Artificial Intelligence Learning Space on Tuesday. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Elementary school students are improving their reading skills faster with an interactive, digital-learning platform compared to those using conventional, pen-and-paper lessons. That’s according to a combined study from the University of Michigan, Saginaw Valley State University and Ypsilanti Community Schools. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor chatted with Professor Elliot Soloway, co-director for the U-M Center for Digital Curricula, where the "Roadmap" platform was developed.

Founded in 2001, the nonprofit Girls on the Run Southeast Michigan has provided high-quality, research-backed programming that blends physical activity with life skill development for over 24,000 girls in Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe and Washtenaw Counties. With nine locations in Ypsilanti, Girls on the Run aims to help participants realize their limitless potential and boldly pursue their dreams. Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale shares more about the program with one of the Ypsilanti site leaders, Estabrook Elementary teacher Cheri Cottrell, on this week's "On the Ground Ypsi."

Ypsilanti Community High School next month will be cutting the ribbon on a new artificial intelligence lab. It’s thanks to a national AI academy. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

As part of its Black History Month events, Ypsilanti Community High School Wednesday held an event to show students some of the many scholarship programs available for their higher education. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Director of Career and Technical Education for the Washtenaw Intermediate School District says the Vocational Millage in Washtenaw County would do wonders for local students. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti Community Schools leadership will remain in place for 2025. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.