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Dearborn voters weigh 1.5B school bond

Dearborn voters will decide on a major school bond proposal to replace aging facilities. The 1.5 billion dollar plan funds six new buildings and repairs across the district.

Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Mike Esseily speaks in the boiler room at Lowrey Middle School in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 6, 2026. Esseily was showing the aging facilities inside the school. The school district is asking voters to approve a $1.5 billion bond proposal to repair or replace schools.

Dearborn voters will decide on a $1.5 billion bond proposal to construct six new schools and overhaul aging facilities across the district. The plan represents the most expensive and ambitious infrastructure project in the history of Michigan's third-largest school district. Supporters argue the investment is necessary to replace century-old boilers and outdated infrastructure, averting future safety hazards and school closures.