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Community, Consistency + Shared Expectations = Stronger Academics

Cedar Springs School News Network

A new banner meant to create a shared experience across age groups is getting educators, administrators and parents out of their seats, partnering up...

Boys Make Friends, Learn Teamwork on the Run

Kenowa Hills School News Network

Skyler Miller has always recognized the benefits of running, but now he's seeing the results from a new perspective. The Alpine Elementary fifth-grader is part...

Keeping Teens Safe Requires Awareness, Communication

Rockford School News Network

Mikayla Kruse has seen enough damage caused by teenage sexual assault to know it's a growing problem that needs a solution. The 17-year-old Rockford senior...

Fashion Design for the Future

Kent City School News Network

Kent City third-graders were given the task of thinking into the future at ArtPrize's Education Days, as they designed the fashion of the next...

A Friend’s Message on Suicide: ‘This is For Real’

Cedar Springs School News Network

Before the opening credits to a film about suicide, freshman Noah McGee took the stage at Cedar Springs High School to share his painful,...

Students Build Parting Gift: a Library

Cedar Springs School News Network

Now that they’ve built it, they hope people will come. A new Little Free Library stands near Red Hawk Elementary school, thanks to the efforts...

Painting, Dancing and Clapping Their Way Back to School

Cedar Springs School News Network

As summer vacation ends, many Cedar Trails Elementary students will be headed to school not just with new backpacks, but with classmates and teachers...

District Bands Together to Face Student Suicide

Cedar Springs School News Network

For district staff, the back-to-school theme is "promise" – a promise to tackle one looming problem. Losing three students to suicide in the past three...

Cub Reporters Cover “Design, Build, Innovate” Summer Camp

All Districts School News Network

This week's edition is dedicated to the work of high school students from public schools across West Michigan, who attended SNN's inaugural journalism camp...

Young Chefs Camp, Through the Eyes of High School Journalists

All Districts School News Network

This week’s edition is dedicated to the work of high school students from public schools across West Michigan, who attended SNN’s inaugural journalism camp...

CSI Middle-Schoolers, as Reported by High School Newsies

All Districts School News Network

This week’s edition is dedicated to the work of high school students from public schools across West Michigan, who attended SNN’s inaugural journalism camp...

Nose for News? Journalism Camp Lets Students Find Out

All Districts School News Network

A group of high school students from across Kent County transformed a classroom into a newsroom for a week this summer. Over four days in...

Demolishing Their Way to Being Better Neighbors

Grand Rapids School News Network

Before demolition of the former City High/Middle School began recently, Grand Rapids Public Schools officials symbolically smashed up the building at 111 College Ave....

Coming to You This Summer: Books

Sparta School News Network

District families who can't get to the library on Tuesdays this summer, don't fret: the library will be coming to you. June 14 to Aug....

Sculpting Real Helping Hands

Comstock Park School News Network

A trio of Kent Career Tech Center 3D Animation students from Comstock Park and Sparta high schools recently had the opportunity to turn their...

Retirement, Yes! Leave School? No Way!

Rockstar Teachers School News Network

For Sue Blackall, retirement is just the beginning. After 32 years and 800 pupils, the Appleview Elementary third grade teacher plans to open the book...

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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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