Ypsilanti Community Schools

Teachers at Estabrook Elementary received a surprise donation on Friday. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Ypsilanti Community High School has officially been authorized as an international baccalaureate career-related program school. It's a milestone that expands college credit opportunities, hands-on learning and career pathways for students. This designation is also a key step in the district's broader magnet school vision aimed at preparing scholars for life success. Lee Van Roth talked all about it with YCS director of special projects and magnet schools, Turquoise Neal.

Perry Elementary School in Ypsilanti was briefly locked down this morning after reports of gunshots in the area. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

The Ford STEAM Early Learning Center in Ypsilanti Township cut the ribbon Thursday morning on its new courtyard garden. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, the garden will give students a hands-on learning experience.

Ypsilanti Community Schools may have to seek loans to keep operating if the state doesn’t pass a budget by October 1. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Young students at Ypsilanti Community Schools have a new way to channel their energy to better focus in the classroom this school year. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

With the school year already underway, the failure of state lawmakers to pass an education budget is placing schools that depend on funding for many critical programs in a state of uncertainty. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked to Ypsilanti Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross about the anxiety felt by educators and administrators over what to expect from state lawmakers who have until October 1 to agree on a state budget or risk a government shutdown.

Ypsilanti Community Schools is helping students experiencing housing insecurity get situated for the start of the new school year. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

Part of a multimillion-dollar opioid settlement that will benefit organizations in Washtenaw County includes a substance prevention program at Eastern Michigan University. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Ypsilanti Community Schools has announced its first principal for the district’s newest multilingual school. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.