School News Network
Most districts allow phones, but with restrictions
An informal School News Network survey of public school districts in Kent County besides Forest Hills showed cell-phone use is generally not permitted in elementary schools, and only allowed under strictly defined conditions in middle and high schools...
Five districts win tax approvals, one weathers defeat
Five Kent ISD school districts are breathing easier following voter approval of tax requests in Tuesday's election, but one, Cedar Springs, is weighing options after its proposed bond issue was defeated...
Governor Whitmer makes Michigan the first state ever to ban the sales of flavored...
A student editorial on the recent action aimed at trying to curb teen vaping...
Play It Safe This Summer!
Summer is finally here and now is the time to prepare you and your family to play it safe during the warm weather months. E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety offers some simple yet important tips to remain safe while having fun this summer...
EGR voters asked to renew & restore full rate for non-homestead property tax levy
Area voters will also see tax requests from six other school districts next Tuesday including Byron Center, Kelloggsville, Kentwood, Lowell, Rockford, and Sparta...
READ! One massive goal. One day at a time.
READ! One massive goal. One day at a time.
Secretary DeVos should be as transparent as local superintendents in budget decisions
This guest commentary is submitted by Michael Paskewicz, former superintendent of Northview Public Schools...
‘What Makes You Proud of America’
Dylan LeClaire’s essay will move on to national competition in July...
Superintendent candidates announced
The School Board of Grand Rapids Public Schools announced Tuesday a slate of five potential candidates to replace retiring Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal. Narrowed from a field of 30 applicants, the educators will participate in initial interviews on March 16...
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It’s Burn Awareness Week – do you know these tips?
Scald injuries affect all ages and about every 60 seconds, someone in the U.S. gets burned. Children, older adults and people with disabilities are most vulnerable. Since this is Burn Awareness Week, E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety staff provided this information on scald injury prevention...
School resource officer wants to make personal connections
A student’s article about the school’s new resource officer, which originally appeared in the school news publication, 'Bell Ringer'...
In mixed millage results, approvals for five districts but setback for one
While five local school districts won tax request approvals from voters, a defeat in Caledonia will cost the district more than $150,000 in revenue...
After attending global youth conference, student vows to act locally
Aliya Hall, a sophomore at Godwin Heights High School, is one of two local students who was invited to attend the International Congress of Youth Voices in San Francisco this year. Maeve Wilbourn, a senior at Grand Rapids Public Schools’ City High/Middle School, attended as well. Here, Aliya shares some of the highlights of the experience in her own words...
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