Telegram - Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944

Dear River Rouge Community:

The River Rouge School District needs your support for our upcoming Millage Renewal on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alan Autry once said, "You don't need a city charter to know that education is the foundation of any community." This quote is powerful and gives focus to the impact we have had on both the City of River Rouge and the school district since 2012.

When this administration arrived in June of 2012, the district had declining enrollment with less than 1000 total students in the entire system. Walter White and Dunn Schools had closed and the district was in...