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The Art of Economics

Kent ISD School News Network

Erin Quick has heard policy debates for as long as she can remember, but a challenging assignment that combines economics with art left her...

Teacher Travels the World to Enrich Lessons Back Home

Cedar Springs School News Network

The lights are off. A projector screen glows with a map of Berlin with a line dividing the former East and West sectors. Shayne Dove,...

Undaunted by Disease, Staying the Course

Grads with Grit School News Network

Standing in a hall of Sparta High School, Steven Sevarns wore a smile that might suggest he wasn't headed to class that day. He...

Principal: Teachers are ‘Doing Everything’ for Students

Sparta School News Network

A pair of first-grade teachers at Ridgeview Elementary recently told two visiting Michigan legislators about the stresses of teaching under strained budgets, and the...

A ‘Battler’ who Wouldn’t Settle for Less

Caledonia School News Network

Brittney Schnicke's first thought as she stared at her limp, badly damaged fingers was not whether she would be able to keep them, or...

Dear Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy

Thornapple Kellogg Student Showcase School News Network

Editor's note: Following is Katie Marentette's letter to Leo Tolstoy, for which she won the state award for the Library of Congress Letters About...

Class, Meet Gator — 972 Miles Away

Cedar Springs School News Network

An giant reptilian eye stared, unblinking, at a room full of elementary students on a recent Monday. It belonged to a juvenile alligator, in the...

Yelling, Crying and Hugging: All in a (Sub) Day’s Work

All Districts School News Network

Editor's note: As schools in Kent ISD and elsewhere struggle with a shortage of substitute teachers, School News Network reporter Steve Vedder shares his...

Video Chat Piques Interest in Reading, Writing

Grandville School News Network

Jaxson Wilder isn't sure he will ever become an author, but at least he now has an idea of what it takes. Jaxson and his...

Student Artwork ‘Deserves to be Showcased’

Kent City School News Network

The creative artistry of Kent City students was on generous display recently, when some 250 community members strolled through a broad collection of more...

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...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

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