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‘They crave the regularity of our time together’

School 2.0 School News Network
‘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’...

I regret taking normal for granted

Forest Hills Student Showcase School News Network
A Forest Hills Central High journalism student shares her thoughts. We invite students and staff in our coverage area to submit theirs to SNN@Kentisd.org...

Learning Despite a Crisis

School 2.0 School News Network
School News Network continues its reporting on how districts, teachers and families are helping students learn both inside and outside the school walls during the coronavirus pandemic. We want to serve our schools and you, our readers, during this challenging time, so please send us your ideas for stories and questions you have. Thank you, and live safely!

Food Plans for Kent ISD School Districts

School 2.0 School News Network
The 20 school districts of Kent ISD are making free meals available to students and families during the mandatory statewide school closure...

Students reflect on benefits of yoga, family game time

Rockford Student Showcase School News Network
Students in Shelby Denhof’s English 11A class at Rockford High recently wrote op-ed essays, as part of a unit on persuasion and argumentative writing. School News Network received a number of essays and selected two of them to publish, by Kaylie Leasher and Rachel Broekstra...

Five districts win tax approvals, one weathers defeat

Multi Districts School News Network
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 e-cigarettes

Forest Hills Student Showcase School News Network
A student editorial on the recent action aimed at trying to curb teen vaping...

Play It Safe This Summer!

E.S.C.A.P.E. Inc. School News Network
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...

Secretary DeVos should be as transparent as local superintendents in budget decisions

Issues in Education School News Network
This guest commentary is submitted by Michael Paskewicz, former superintendent of Northview Public Schools...

‘What Makes You Proud of America’

Thornapple Kellogg Student Showcase School News Network
Dylan LeClaire’s essay will move on to national competition in July...

Superintendent candidates announced

Grand Rapids School News Network
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...

Your opinions count!

All Districts School News Network
What you think about SNN and your improvement ideas are vitally important. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to respond to our annual reader survey...

It’s Burn Awareness Week – do you know these tips?

Sponsor-related School News Network
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

Sparta Student Showcase School News Network
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

Multi Districts School News Network
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

Godfrey-Lee Student Showcase School News Network
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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