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Allison Poosawtsee is a reporter covering Rockford Public Schools and Kent City Community Schools. She has spent 15+ years working and writing in the education context, first for her alma mater, Calvin University, and then for various businesses and nonprofit organizations in the Grand Rapids area. As a student journalist, she served as editor-in-chief of Calvin’s student newspaper where she garnered several Michigan Collegiate Press Association awards for her work. Allison is a proud parent of two Grand Rapids Public Schools scholars and a passionate advocate for the value of public education.

Coming full circle

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee
Sofia Lopez is using her experience as an English language learner in high school to support EL students in the district...

Can these students’ designs survive the ‘Eggsecutioner?’

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee
Thornapple Kellogg High School students enjoy the culmination of a unit about force and interactions. Grading also included a writing assignment...

Former umpire is now making calls at Rockford High

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee
A veteran teacher in Rockford Public Schools is now an assistant principal at Rockford High School...

In Kent City or Alaska, he’s a learner alongside his students

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee
An elementary teacher in Kent City is bringing his experiences teaching in the Arctic to connect with kids in his new classroom in Michigan...

Rose Parade a worthy challenge for state marching band champs

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee
Rockford marching band students are preparing for their 5 ½-mile performance in front of a national audience in Pasadena, California...

‘Bookworms’ creates elementary word lovers

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee
With students writing poems and short stories unprompted at home, Kent City Elementary staff know something is working with their new ELA curriculum...

‘We can do this together’

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee
A new student-initiated mental health club at Thornapple-Kellogg High School is encouraging peers to be proactive about seeking help...

Area high school marching bands place well at state finals

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee
Kent County schools marching bands took to the field and ended the season on a high note...

Voters in three districts approve tax requests

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee
Voters in Rockford, Lowell and Forest Hills on Tuesday, Nov. 8 approved millage requests for school operating funds and community recreation...

Equine therapy builds crucial skills for cognitively impaired students

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee
Students with cognitive impairments in Thornapple-Kellog schools develop skills on horseback...

Walking, running, tugging and Hula-Hooping to make school fundraising history

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee
A morning full of fun for Kent City Elementary students raises a record $42,000 to support student learning...

District asks for non-homestead millage renewal

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee
Voters in the Rockford Public School district will be asked to vote on two, no-new tax proposals that affect non-homestead millages...

Making teachers feel like they belong

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee
As the teaching shortage intensifies in Michigan and the U.S., Rockford Public Schools has a new strategy to keep new teachers in their district longer...

New building creates strong foundation for early childhood  

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee
A new early childhood center will serve the growing demand for quality preschool programs. The center was paid for through a $42.8 bond request approved in 2019...

Student Council lends a hand in Day of Caring

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee
Student Council members from Thornapple-Kellogg High School set the tone for the school year by rolling up their sleeves and serving...

New superintendent makes a sweet impression in Rockford

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee
When a new superintendent comes to town, teachers and administrators might get nervous. Steven Matthews, Rockford’s new superintendent, says his district has nothing to worry about...
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