Graduation festivities for seniors in the Birmingham area will take a step closer to being normal this year.
After last year that saw high schools adopting methods such as drive-thru graduation events during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, students in both Birmingham Public Schools and Bloomfield Hills Schools will see many of the typical activities return closer to done this time of year.
One of the biggest changes is the venue itself for Groves High School s graduation. Principal Susan Smith said the high school s typical location, Ultimate Soccer in Pontiac, is no longer hosting graduations. With the bleachers under construction at the high school in Beverly Hills, holding an outdoor ceremony on the football field wasn t possible.
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BPS investor rating slips amid slowed enrollment, COVID-19
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BIRMINGHAM After an adjustment to their assessment formula, Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the Birmingham Public Schools district from an Aa2 to an Aa1 rating.
The slip impacts the district’s $213.4 million in outstanding general obligation unlimited tax debt. That’s because the rating reflects the district’s ability to repay debt and obligations.
The change in standing might come as a surprise to some, considering that the district serves one of the most affluent cities in the state, which sits in southeastern Michigan, which holds an Aa1 stable rating, and specifically, Oakland County, which has an Aaa stable rating.
Michigan s Democratic governor rules out new restrictions despite COVID-19 surge
Despite the vaccine campaign being pushed throughout the nation, cases of COVID-19 have continued their climb in the United States, up 15 percent from two weeks ago, averaging about 63,000 new cases of COVID-19 each day. Presently, there have been 31.1 million cases of COVID-19, with almost 565,000 deaths attributed to complications from the infection since last March.
The situation is currently most dire in Michigan, where the B.1.1.7 variant combined with school reopenings and the relaxation of mitigation measures has seen an explosion of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. On March 31, the number of new cases surpassed 7,100. By comparison, the all-time one-day high occurred on November 20, with just over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The seven-day moving average is now exceeding 5,400 daily cases of COVID-19, up from the February lows of around 1,000 daily cases. The test positivity rate has climbed t
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