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Charles Honey is editor-in-chief of SNN, and covers series and issues stories for all districts. 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. Honey 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. Read Charles' full bio

Helping students struggling with isolation-induced anxiety and other mental health issues

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Now that they can’t meet with students behind a closed door in their office, school mental health workers are finding other ways to help...

So far, so good for districts implementing distance learning

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Under Gov. Whitmer’s April 2 executive order closing schools, districts were required to develop Continuity of Learning Plans making instruction available to all students...

All in the family: two pairs of twins go to dad’s school

Rockford Charles Honey

For Principal Dan Zang and his four children, Rockford High School is a family affair...

Teachers send love to students; students say right back atcha

School 2.0 Charles Honey

With school abruptly ended for the rest of the year, we’ve seen how deeply teachers care about their students -- even across the chasm of social distancing – and how much their students miss them...

Broadcast class video showcases teachers reading, singing, exercising

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Students in Rockford High School’s award-winning Beyond the Rock class put together a snazzy video to highlight how teachers have reached out to students following the March 16 school closure...

Learning from a distance: ‘Keep them happy and keep them learning’

School 2.0 Charles Honey

In this moment of social distancing, it’s an alternative way to get at the school’s aim of helping all students learn, yet in drastically different and varied circumstances...

School meal distributions to continue under stay-at-home order

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Schools are permitted to continue providing pick-up meals for students under Gov. Whitmer’s stay-at-home order...

Districts face hard choices in timing of ballot requests

School 2.0 Charles Honey

District leaders have had to weigh whether to go ahead as scheduled, or postpone them because of the coronavirus health crisis...

Schools hope for the best but prepare for coronavirus anyway

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Although no cases of coronavirus had been diagnosed in Michigan as of press time, local schools are gearing up for the possibility of its spread to West Michigan...

GRPS board selects Minnesota district administrator as next superintendent

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

The Grand Rapids Board of Education voted to hire Leadriane Roby as its next superintendent to lead the district into the future...

A brave pig and six Siberian huskies knit together a school community in a shared reading experience

Rockford Charles Honey

The Valley View Elementary community all read the same book aloud with their children, and topped it off with a visit from six Siberian huskies...

For hard-working student, Promise Zone scholarship ‘such a big relief’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Karla Lopez looks forward to graduating soon from Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy and attending GRCC at no cost...

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Online story time, virtual PE keep students connected during shutdown

School 2.0 Charles Honey

'They need to see we’re smiling and happy and that we’re OK, and that they’re going to be OK too'...

WMCAT students earn high honors in art competition

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Twenty-one GRPS students won 80 awards for photography and ceramics in the 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards regional competition...

Dance power: helping girls ’empower themselves and be themselves’

Rockford Charles Honey

EmpowHER ½ Hour meets once a week during recess to let young girls feel their strength through the joy of dance...

GRPS board narrows list of superintendent candidates to three

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

The Grand Rapids Board of Education will meet Feb. 17 to interview three candidates as the next possible GRPS superintendent, after narrowing the field from five Monday night...

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