Multi Districts

Growing skills and knowledge by cultivating produce

Wyoming

Over 13 years, middle college has launched hundreds of high-schoolers toward degrees, careers

Caledonia

Fighting Scot alum helps make Olympic history

Multi Districts

Lesson No. 1: how to be an informed voter

Kent County students and educators give their thoughts on civic duty, voter responsibility, information overload and the magnitude of the presidential election.

Lowell

Dream weavers: project connects countries, schools, students

High school students intertwined their dreams with those of students in Uruguay, thanks to a globally minded teacher.

SNN Video Features

Rockford

Preparing a plan for fire safety

Fire safety was the lesson of the day for first-graders at Parkside Elementary School, where students learned about prevention from a Rockford Fire Department firefighter.

Cedar Springs

Live from the gridiron: students document football team

Kenowa Hills

Let’s meet up: twice-weekly gatherings build connections

Rockford

Too good to be true? Learning the tips and tricks to bust scams

Kent City

Plant-based learning ‘sprouting like crazy’ in elementary greenhouse

EDUCATION EVERYWHERE

Teachers: explore field trip options VIP-style

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park School News Network

Educator Night & Expo at Meijer Gardens will treat teachers to field trip options and a night out.

Write Michigan short story contest open to students & adults

Kent District Library School News Network

The annual contest receives entries from around the state.

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

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Second-graders learn about communities by doing

Godwin Heights

Marching band showcase culminates ‘big effort every day’

Kent City

Preparing a plan for fire safety

Rockford

High-schoolers organize, host Hispanic Heritage Festival

Godfrey-Lee

News BRIEFS

Teachers: explore field trip options VIP-style

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Write Michigan short story contest open to students & adults

Kent District Library

Make your smoke alarms work for you

Education Everywhere

Coaches credit MERT training for being prepared in emergency

Godwin Heights

Fall event combines art, family and fun

Wyoming

Making Headlines

Northview

‘I need to teach. I need this job, here in this place, with these students’

English teacher Betsy Verwys calls her job at the Northview Next Career Center the hardest, but most rewarding, teaching job she’s ever had. We asked what motivates her to keep returning to the classroom after 25 years.

Student Voices

Northview

Same family, different major goals

Twins Christian and Xander both have big plans for the future, yet you won’t find them working together. We recently spoke with the pair about their (very individual) dreams and how their school is helping them get there.

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