News across Wayne County

Reliant Credit Union helps to bring financial education to local students
Reliant CU recently hosted their second Bite of Reality program at Lyons High School on September 24. Bite of Reality is an interactive financial literacy experience that challenges students to navigate real-world budgeting decisions based on a personalized life scenario.…

NY ends Regents exam requirement beginning with the Class of 2028
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced last week that the Board of Regents has authorized the agency’s plan to remove regents exams as a requirement for high school graduation. Regents exams have been a requirement for decades here in New York, but state…

NYC, the nation’s largest school system, bans AI for students through 8th grade
By Anthony IzaguirreAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s public schools will temporarily ban elementary and middle school students from using generative artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday. The…

Local schools prepare to welcome back students
As summer winds down, districts across Wayne County have been hard at work preparing to welcome back students for the 2026-2027 school year. With fields to be mowed and buildings that require ongoing maintenance, work rarely stops for those behind the scenes, even over the…