Charles Honey

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Charles Honey is an editor and also helps to develop series and issues stories for all districts. He is also producer of the SNN podcast, "Study Hall." As a reporter for The Grand Rapids Press/MLive from 1985 to 2009, his beats included Grand Rapids Public Schools, local colleges and education issues. He served as editor of The Press’ award-winning Religion section for 15 years and its columnist for 20. His freelance articles have appeared in Christianity Today, Religion News Service and Faith & Leadership magazine.

‘Such Good and Such Promise in Each of Them’

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Fourteen students form a semicircle, discussing in detail the meaning of a poem by Pablo Neruda, "I Like When You Are Quiet." Witness the teaching...

Foundation Commits $90k to Teen Mental Health

Rockford Charles Honey

With problems of teen anxiety, depression and suicide on the rise, the Rockford Education Foundation decided it was time to step up its efforts...

Student’s Design Graces Cover of District RAMS Report

Rockford Charles Honey

Senior Hunter Denman didn’t know a lot about the RAMS reports, the Rockford Action Model for Success the district produces every three years to guide its educational goals. But he knew enough to design a cover for it.

Signing for Children Opens ‘Window to Information’

Northview Charles Honey

Early on a Monday morning, Kari Chapin’s kindergartners sit on the floor as she leads them through lively exercises -- singing the days of...

From Ireland to India, Students Tour Holidays Around the Globe

Forest Hills Charles Honey

Yes, Christmas is coming, and Hanukkah just happened, to the delight of kids across America. How are other children around the world celebrating the...

Students Get the Lowdown on High-Tech Jobs

Career Exploration Charles Honey

Remington Switzer has been “messing with computers” for most of his life, loves gaming and is interested in a career in programming. But visiting...

Interviewing 101 Helps Students Hone Skills

Career Exploration Charles Honey

Had it been a real job interview, Katlyn Siddall might well have been hired. In a practice interview in the high school library, Katlyn told...

Love’s Labor’s Not Lost in Earning This Ph.D.

Northview Charles Honey

Her love of teaching Shakespeare led high school English teacher Sheridan Steelman to write a doctoral dissertation on a new way to do just...

Fourth-grade Hero Saves Dad’s Life with Quick Thinking

Rockford Charles Honey

Heroes don't have to wear capes and leap tall buildings. Sometimes they just wear shy smiles and think fast. That's what Belmont Elementary fourth-grader Lucas...

A New Vision for a Historic School

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Since its founding in the 1920s in the neighborhood bearing its name, Ottawa Hills High School has educated plenty of distinguished students. They include...

The Play’s the Thing; So’s the Writing

Northview Charles Honey

A lengthy short story from the mind of Eliot King comes to life onstage in a powerful pantomime by Marissa Schutter and Donovan Fletcher....

Wyoming Bond Funds Mean Major High School Upgrade

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Voters paved the the way Tuesday for major renovations and districtwide upgrades by decisively approving a $79.5 million bond. Work will begin as soon...

Mindful Students Find Calm at End of School Day

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Twenty-eight students lie on the floor of a darkened classroom, cloth masks over their eyes, silently listening to the soothing murmur of ocean waves...

District Depending on Tax Renewal to Maintain Momentum

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Nearly one-third of the school district’s state-funded operating dollars will be on the line when voters consider a non-homestead property tax renewal next Tuesday,...

A Survivor’s Story: ‘I Did Not Want to Feel’

Rockford Charles Honey

Austin Eubanks' testimony of trauma, addiction and recovery was compelling and terrifying, beginning with horrific sounds of the Columbine High School mass shooting. He played...

Community Forum Puts Local Names to Opioid Crisis

Rockford Charles Honey

Austin Eubanks’ trauma began the morning of April 20, 1999, when a dozen of his classmates -- including his best friend hiding under a...

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