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Superintendents Respond to Yet Another Mass Shooting

All Districts Charles Honey

In the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting in a Florida high school, School News Network asked local superintendents what their schools have done to protect against the possibility of a mass shooting; and what else needs to be done to reduce the incidence of such horrific violence

Who Swiped the iPad? Let’s Use Science to Find Out

All Districts Linda Odette

Finding out who left peanut butter residue on an iPad: This is science? Yes it is, STEM-style, at an educational event for middle schoolers

Reading Law Adds Urgency to Literacy Summit

All Districts Jaye Beeler

As a National Public Radio education correspondent, Claudio Sanchez is used to asking the thorny questions and then questioning the answers. He spied an...

Thinking by Design, Solving Problems and Having Fun

All Districts Linda Odette

Want to know how to prevent accidents in the winter on major highways? Getting refugees without transportation to the Refugee Education Center in Kentwood?...

Statewide Study Shows True Cost of Educating a Child

All Districts Erin Albanese

What’s the actual annual baseline cost of educating a student to proficiency in Michigan? At minimum, nearly $2,000 more than we’re spending now, according...

Librarians Ready to Share ‘Joy of Reading’

All Districts Jaye Beeler

Chelsea McCoy dives headfirst into imagination: wildly, enthusiastically, getting right on the floor with youngsters. It’s clear she wants to help them cultivate a...

Districts Scramble to Find Bus Drivers

All Districts Erin Albanese

Area schools are experiencing the nationwide shortage of bus drivers, putting transportation departments in a pinch to get students on the bus in the morning and back home after the final bell at a reasonable time.

Test-Driven Curriculum: Meet the 6Cs

All Districts Erin Albanese

The messages of Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, co-author of the book “Becoming Brilliant,” and Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future, merge two ideas: Schools need to...

Military Families Get in for Free This Weekend

All Districts Linda Odette

Free visits for active-duty and veteran military families will be offered by the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum during their upcoming Military Weekend. SpartanNash has partnered...

Five Districts, Five Strategies to Reach ‘Top 10 in 10’

All Districts Morgan Jarema

Superintendents from five Kent County school districts got the chance on Tuesday to tout their school improvement initiatives, when State Superintendent Brian Whiston and...

Wanted: More Than a Few Work-ready Graduates

Career Exploration Erin Albanese

Let's talk about a glaring example of the disconnect between the workforce and the pipeline of students who will soon enter it. Last spring, Kent...

Tips to Parents: How to Help Your Child’s Reading

All Districts Erin Albanese

Plenty of books in the house. Nightly story time. Exposure to words, words and more words. Those are three components that help a child develop...

Schools Gear Up to Prepare for Third-Grade Reading Law

All Districts Erin Albanese

During a recent Literacy Night at Oriole Park Elementary School, teachers dressed like superheroes, activating their powers to help parents best support their children’s...

Students Come Together to Help Hurricane Recovery

All Districts Erin Albanese

Editor's note: Schools throughout Kent ISD are pitching in to help Southern state residents recover from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Following is a sampling...

Senator Talks Talent with Students, Educators, Employers

All Districts Morgan Jarema

Senator Debbie Stabenow invited a group of some 40 employers, local school, college and skilled trades group representatives to join her at Kent Career...

Back to School, Five Times Over

All Districts School News Network

There was excitement in the halls of Comstock Park Public Schools Monday, but it was a lot earlier than usual. Nancy Dahl sat at the...

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