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Fun for the Taking, but You Have to Earn It

Sparta School News Network
A shakeup of the school day at Sparta Middle School has opened up new opportunities for students to reap rewards for good behavior and...

For These Seniors, Degrees Already in Sight

Cedar Springs School News Network
Three years ago, 25 district sophomores decided to get an early start on college. All are well on their way to graduating this fall,...

Health Forum to Tackle Opioid Crisis

All Districts School News Network
The Kent County Medical Society Alliance will hold a forum next week to educate parents and guardians about the opioid epidemic, which one official...

New Funds Would Go to Classroom, Early College, Arts

Sparta School News Network
On May 2, voters in the Kent ISD region will be asked to approve a 0.9 mill tax for local school districts, generating $211...

Student Brings STEM to Nearby District

Multi Districts School News Network
A Central Woodlands fifth-grader turned a little TV-watching time into a golden opportunity to reach students who maybe haven't had the same opportunities she...

Simultaneous Kite-Making Launches Goodwill Across Oceans

Forest Hills School News Network
Homemade kites connected elementary students nearly 2,000 miles apart as part of what they dubbed "One World, One Sky." Students from Forest Hills Central, Eastern...

Vietnam Vets Bring Realities of War Back Home to Students

Cedar Springs School News Network
Speaking to juniors at their alma mater, a pair of Vietnam veterans provided students both with historical perspective and a lesson more personal. Chuck Smith...

Designing and Building the Perfect Pulley System, in One Act

Kent ISD School News Network
Noah Pittman said one thought came to mind when he and his classmates saw the project. The Engineering & Architectural Design students at Kent Career...

Mind Sports Roundup

Mind Sports Roundup School News Network
Editor's note: Academic competition season is upon us! In Mind Sports Roundup, School News Network will be running roundups of events including Odyssey of...

Leaders to Young Males: Make Smart Choices

Grand Rapids School News Network
Nathaniel Stanley knows how easy it would have been to take the wrong path. The Davenport University sophomore said that's the importance of conferences like...

‘The Culture Has Changed’

Issues in Education School News Network
After being placed on a list of low-achieving schools in 2010, the district's high school swung into action. Now, some of its practices are...

Learning to Love Reading

Cedar Springs School News Network
After the school day ends, second-graders at Beach Elementary are still at work to become masters of the alphabet. In "super switch" groups based on...

Mind Sports Roundup

Forest Hills School News Network
Editor's note: Academic competition season is upon us! Each week School News Network will be running roundups of events including Odyssey of the Mind,...

Young Authors Learn from Published Ones — and Each Other

Cedar Springs School News Network
A room full of authors gathered at Cedar Springs Middle School. One was a guest speaker, author David Stricklen, and the rest were seventh-graders. Students...

Providing Creature Comforts, on Their Own

Kent City School News Network
Leopard geckos, degus, a sand boa, fishes and a painted turtle all call Steve McClintock's science classroom home. In the morning before the bell rings,...

‘We Wanted to Thank Them’

Northview School News Network
Frank Budnick remembers the shock after stepping off his ship in Seattle. A few months after being in Yokohama Harbor to witness the Japanese surrender...
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