flint schools

The Flint school board has picked a former emergency manager to be the district’s interim superintendent.Gregory Weatherspoon says he’s learned things…

The Flint public school district is beginning the search for a new superintendent.Bilal Tawwab became Flint schools superintendent in 2015. His tenure has…

New tests show lead is still a concern in the water in Flint schools.Two-thirds of the more than 700 recent water samples taken at Flint’s 13 school…

Starting in 2018, Flint high school students will get some help to pay for college.The Consumers Energy Foundation and Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores are…

A Flint police officer will ride to school with a group of children starting Monday. Last week, a bullet struck the bus as children rode home from…

More than a thousand backpacks are on their way to Flint school children.This past week, volunteers unloaded a moving van filled with backpacks.Rhetta…

There’s a new effort to help Flint school children and teachers deal the stress of the city’s lead tainted drinking water.Yoga classes were held at two…

Dozens of families turned up for free blood lead level testing in Flint today.Nurses tried to soothe the fears of toddlers, telling them “it’s just a…

New tests suggest high lead levels in the drinking water at one Flint school may have a simple and inexpensive solution.Initial test results on drinking…

Flint school officials will hold a lead education session next week.Preliminary tests showed 4 of 13 Flint schools had lead levels in their drinking water…