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Latest school closings expand on state-ordered high school mandate
More Kent County districts continue to announce temporary school building closures, as schools contend with a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Kent County and Michigan...
Schools in nine districts announce closures as COVID cases spike
New temporary school building closures were announced by nine school districts in Kent ISD this week, as schools contend with a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Kent County and Michigan...
Fall student count day shows steep declines for several districts
Preliminary, unofficial enrollment counts taken on Wednesday, Oct. 7 by public school districts in Kent County showed most experienced declines...
Forest Hills Eastern student takes top honors in Ford essay contest
Isabel Gil took first place in the 2020 President Gerald R. Ford Student Writing Challenge, while Nina Lu and Ethan Magley earned honorable mentions...
Be safe around fireworks this summer
E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety urges Michiganders to use common sense, be aware of your surroundings and follow safety rules this Fourth of July during holiday celebrations where you live!
Sun, fun & learning
Summertime learning offered through Kent ISD, area partners, local districts...
Students speak out on protests, call for ‘a better America tomorrow’
For area students, the ongoing protests over police brutality could be a teachable moment, a call to action or both...
Engage students in a project from the Van Andel Institute
Community and cultural organizations are providing many ways to enhance student learning...
Create your own exhibit or journal outdoors with help from Zoo, Museum
Cultural organizations are providing many ways to enhance student learning...
Area organizations offer educational projects, learning activities to teachers, students
Cultural organizations are providing many ways to enhance student learning...
A clean sweep: seven districts pass funding proposals
All seven school districts in Kent ISD that made funding requests to voters had them approved, despite the economic and health crises of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Why I sub…
Mya Fullmer is one of the video contest winners in the EduStaff competition, with a very funny entry that anyone who’s ever been in a classroom can enjoy...
Districts come to voters with funding proposals May 5
Seven school districts in Kent ISD have funding requests on next week’s Tuesday, May 5 election ballot, ranging from major bond issues and sinking funds to non-homestead operating millage renewals...
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Investigate: Plant and Animal Adaptations
Connecting those in need with those who want to help
A pair of brothers with tech savvy and big hearts have created a website to help during the COVID-19 crisis...
‘They crave the regularity of our time together’
‘What are we doing for the children?’ Katie Sluiter says she is being asked. And she answers ‘Honestly? I am trying not to stress them out’...
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