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North Central Commission on Accreditation & School Improvement (AdvancED - NCA CASI) announced on April 28 that Advanced Technology Academy in Dearborn once again received full accreditation status based on the results of the March 30-31 Quality Assurance Review. The six-member QAR team, comprised of experienced administrators, principals and teachers from around the state, report that the administrative and instructional practices at the academy are either highly functional or functional on all required quality … [Read more...] about Advanced Technology Academy receives AdvancED accreditation

DEARBORN – The city continues to push forward with the green movement, making significant strides in 2010. The city’s sustainability initiatives included a variety of new green and environmentally-conscious programs to help push toward the city toward its goal of eliminat-ing waste and promoting energy efficiency. Mayor John O’Reilly Jr. signed the United States Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement, promising that the city will work to lessen carbon dioxide emissions in the next few years. Dave Norwood, the … [Read more...] about City pushes forward with green initiatives

Since 1999 the Advanced Technology Academy has provided a unique education opportunity to residents of southeast Michigan. The academy’s mission is to provide students with a high-quality interdisciplinary learning experience that is academically challenging. Students are problem solvers, effective at written and oral communication and are critical thinkers. The academy partners with the community, businesses and institutes of higher education to create a learning environment that prepares students for success in college and … [Read more...] about ATA prepares students for college, careers

By DANIEL HERATY Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN — East Dearborn is seeing businesses coming in. The growth of the area, part of an ongoing effort by the East Downtown Dearborn Development Authority, has started to come slowly, Executive Director Michael Bewick said, but the overall goal is being met. “People are coming back to Dearborn,” he said. The development has been a welcome change to the city, said Barry Mur-ray, Economic and Community Development director for the city. There was a time, he said, when the east … [Read more...] about Businesses growing in east Dearborn

By DANIEL HERATY Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN — The business climate is getting better. That is how MJM Group Vice President Frank Monaghan describes the atmosphere in west Dearborn. Monaghan, who manages the Shops at West Dearborn on Michigan Avenue, said the biggest reason for the growth of businesses in the area has been the auto industry. “Last year, when Chrysler (Corp.) and General Motors (Corp.) were in trouble, things were real quiet,” Monaghan said. Monaghan said that the Ford Motor Co. employees who … [Read more...] about More on the horizon in west Dearborn