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Playful learning is everywhere

How Schools Work Carol Lautenbach
Fostering playful learning: It’s everywhere and for everyone! 

Preschool programs preparing for ‘more staff, more classrooms, more building space’ 

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Universal preschool would provide a way for all students to benefit from early education and also create a need for more teachers and classrooms.

Applications for Equity in Literacy Fellowship available

All Districts Carol Lautenbach
A national professional learning provider is offering educators the opportunity to participate in a one-year Equity in Literacy Fellowship...

Gun safety and mental-health services: it’s not an either-or to stop school shootings

All Districts Charles Honey
Students say both safety legislation and improved mental-health services are needed to stem the tide of mass school shootings. Adults need to listen and take action...

Lessons in equity and opportunity from the ‘third teacher’

All Districts Carol Lautenbach
Whether rethinking older classrooms or building newer ones, teaching spaces can be optimized for learning outcomes that last...
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Pah! An inclusive event

All Districts Morgan Jarema
The event, organized by students and showcasing resources for people of all ages who have hearing challenges, is open to everyone...

Working — and studying — for a living

All Districts Carol Lautenbach
A recent national news story about exploitation of children in West Michigan workplaces prompts new legislation and emphasizes the importance of school-issued work permits in ensuring student safety and well-being...

What do you like best about school?

All Districts Erin Albanese
In this final installment of our student roundtable, the high school panelists share what they enjoy about school, and what makes them feel connected...

Math, reading lessons aim to curb summer learning loss

Opportunities Erin Albanese
Students have the opportunity to keep their grasp on math and reading this summer thorough nine-week program...

Remember Their Names vigil honors those lost in school shootings

All Districts Erin Albanese
Students, educators and community leaders honored those killed in school shootings at the “Remember Their Names” memorial event...

How safe do you feel in your school?

All Districts Charles Honey
Our student panelists talk about the toll school shootings take on their sense of safety, and what needs to be done to curb the plague of gun violence in schools...

How much of a problem is social media, and how do we fix it?

All Districts Charles Honey
Our student panelists say TikTok, Instagram and other social media are breeding insecurity and rewiring their brains in unhealthy ways...

What would you like adults to know about what your life is like?

All Districts Charles Honey
Our student panelists unload about the pressures of high school life, getting those good grades and living up to their families’ expectations...

How big an issue is mental health at your school?

All Districts Erin Albanese
High school panelists share what they think are the strengths of and challenges to finding support...

What is it like to be a high school student today?

Student Voices Erin Albanese
What’s life like for a high school student in 2023? In a six-part series, 10 students from all corners of Kent County talk about their pressures, stressors and happy places...
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Students Q & A: How does ecosystem affect us, and vice versa?

All Districts Brett Atwood
An aquarium filled with sand and grass becomes a coastal dune ecosystem. Another holds all the elements of a deciduous forest, pieced together by fourth and fifth grade researchers enrolled in Van Andel Institute for Education’s After School cohort. Our School News Network Video story teller takes us inside their lab-style learning center to show us this free program in action...
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