Podcasts

Couple shares ‘a calling’ to make a difference for students in urban schools

All Districts

Event addresses youth homelessness, on the rise in Kent County

Lowell

From in-class reading to real-world weather

Multi Districts

Learning how to budget earnings, expenses after high school

Balancing a personal budget is harder than it seems, Wyoming and Grandville high school students learned during a simulation.

East Grand Rapids

Elementary-level teams ‘work out the kinks’ at robotics exhibition

East's first-ever robotics exhibition gave third-, fourth- and fifth-graders a first taste of competition.

SNN Video Features

Grand Rapids

Third-graders learn all about adaptation at Millennium Park

C.A. Frost students fished, hiked trails and penned poems during a recent fall field trip.

Kenowa Hills

The Gus Macker Tourney, powered by district marketing students

Caledonia

New stadium connects community from the past and present

Byron Center

Heading west: An exploration of discovery

Kent City

Learning, gamified: The wall that sparks students’ enthusiasm

EDUCATION EVERYWHERE

KDL partners with elementary school for Family Literacy Night

Kentwood Erin Albanese

An evening at a Kent District Library branch meant free books, resources and family time.

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“Cool Kids” produce a musical

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The Ebony Road Players bring a musical production to the Grand Rapids Public Museum

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ISSUES IN EDUCATION

Local resources available as SNAP benefits face pause

More than 77,000 people in Kent County receive SNAP benefits. Schools are helping them find resources if assistance is paused.

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Local districts mirror statewide growth, student success in AP courses

Multi Districts

Middle-schoolers showcase talents, find belonging in theater

Northview

Learning on a roll with delivery cart project

Forest Hills

New communication boards give students an outside voice

Caledonia

News BRIEFS

Food drive helps feed local families

Wyoming

Kelloggsville Rocket Marching Band to represent Michigan in national parade

Kelloggsville

Local schools get Blue Ribbon designation from MDE

Multi Districts

Young foosballers ‘definitely have the skill set to be pros’

Rockford

New director sees foundation as a ‘bridge’ between schools, community

East Grand Rapids

Making Headlines

Godwin Heights

Her recipe for leadership: mixing example with inspiration

Junior Annet Lopez-Pinedo earned a Youth Award from the Committee to Honor César E. Chávez in recognition of her leadership.

Student Voices

Northview

Sparking success: welding in virtual reality

Ever heard of simulated welding? Thanks to some new equipment, it’s now a reality at Northview Next Career Center, and one student tested it out to write about the experience.

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