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Schools
Royal Oak Schools Implementing Common Core Initiative
In preparation for sweeping changes to school curriculum, Royal Oak teachers are among those working to modify lesson plans so they are in step with new academic standards approved stat...
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Schools
Oakland Elementary's First Day of School Challenges Families Without Power
The first day of school can be rough enough, but when new principal Gary van Staveren greeted students and parents in the hallways of Oakland Elementary School this morning, he found that...
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Schools
Wanted: Your Back to School Pictures
Good-bye, summer. Hello, school lunches, homework and alarm clocks. Today begins 9 1/2 months of learning for Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools students. For the past month, we've been ...
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Schools
Royal Oak Schools Start Today
Well, school officially starts today, whether you're ready or not. All month leading up to the first day of school, Patch has been bringing you useful back-to-school information, tri...
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Business
Program Offers Low-Cost Internet to Low-Income Families
More than one-third of all Americans are not connected to the Internet, according to a 2010 report from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Of those not connec...
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Opinion
School Bells Inspire Empty Nester to Start Fresh
I have a hunch that fall is arriving early. Maybe it’s the angle of sunlight on the last of the black-eyed Susans in our perennial garden. Or maybe it’s the sound of berries and acorns cr...
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News
Moms Talk: When Kids Head Back to School, Can You Parent Yourself?
For many families, summer is a time to relax, have fun and bond. As the days get cooler and nights get shorter, we realize it’s only a matter of days before school begins and schedules st...
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Social Notes
From the Superintendent: Happy New (School) Year!
A message from Royal Oak's new schools superintendent, Shawn Lewis-Lakin: A friend with whom I worked when I was a “new” teacher used to go shopping every January 1st. She would hi...
