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Farmington school voters approve $171 million bond
Farmington Public Schools voters approved a $171 million facilities bond with 62.4% support. The district projects no increase in its school debt millage rate.
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Farmington STEAM Academy leads district’s U.S. News elementary rankings
Farmington STEAM Academy earned the No. 278 spot among Michigan's 1,499 ranked elementary schools in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings, making it the highest-rated elementary school in the Farmington and Farmington Hills area.
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Hillel Day School enrolls 641 students, most since 2003
Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills opens the 2026-27 year with 641 students, up 30 from last year and the school's highest count since 2003, with new math and Israel education courses on the way.
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Farmington Hills students build friendships through Jarc partnership
Twenty-four Farber Hebrew Day School students in Farmington Hills have spent four years visiting adults with developmental disabilities at Jarc group homes, performing concerts and playing games in a partnership that parents say has measurably grown their children's empathy and confidence.
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Oakland millage defeat costs Farmington schools $781 per student
The Oakland County Regional Enhancement Millage was losing 51%-49% in near-final unofficial returns Wednesday, meaning Farmington Public Schools appears unlikely to receive the $781 per student annually that Superintendent Kelly Coffin had planned to direct toward tutoring, smaller classes and career programs.
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Farmington schools withhold schedules until registration is complete
Farmington Public Schools opened annual online registration on Monday, August 3, giving families with students in pre-K through 8th grade until August 16 and high schoolers until August 19 to complete it before fall schedules are released.
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Farmington's Angie Smith faces backlash over Arabic remarks on El-Sayed
Farmington Public Schools Trustee Angie Smith appeared on FOX 2 to apologize and clarify comments she made about Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign event, after the remarks went viral and drew condemnation from CAIR-MI as anti-Arab.
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Farmington schools detail millage spending plan
Farmington Public Schools Superintendent Kelly Coffin outlined five specific ways the district would spend Oakland County's proposed 1.5-mill enhancement millage, including after-school tutoring and career education, ahead of the Tuesday, August 4 vote.
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Oakland County school millage: what Farmington voters need to know before Aug. 4
Oakland County's 1.5-mill Regional Enhancement Millage on the Aug. 4 ballot would cost a Farmington Hills homeowner with $100,000 in taxable value $150 per year and send an estimated $781 per student annually to Farmington Public Schools; named critics argue it unfairly burdens seniors and creates "donor districts."
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New state law means Farmington's 185 remaining elementary teachers must complete reading training
Gov. Whitmer signed a law on Wednesday, July 22, requiring all Michigan K-5 reading teachers to complete science of reading training by 2031-32; Farmington Public Schools still has about 185 staff members to train at an estimated cost of $817,700 in substitutes.
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Farmington schools open online registration August 3; schedules held until families complete it
Farmington Public Schools requires all returning families to complete annual online registration through MiStar ParentConnection starting Monday, August 3, before student schedules will be released for the 2026-27 school year beginning Monday, August 24.
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Farmington schools could gain $781 per student under Aug. 4 millage vote
Oakland County's proposed 1.5-mill Regional Enhancement Millage on the August 4, 2026, ballot would send an estimated $781 per student annually to Farmington Public Schools for six years; early voting at the Costick Activities Center begins Saturday, July 25.
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