MSU finance study finds education funding going backwards, with Michigan dead last among the...
A study on Michigan school finance, detailing how state lags in revenue growth and student performance, calls for a more equitable funding system...
Harvard-based Boston Basics localized to impact Kent County children
Educators are using research-based Success Basics, through home visits, parent resources and a website, to impact brain development of Kent County’s youngest children...
State program to fight racial bias in school discipline is moving ahead despite federal...
A federally funded program of the Michigan Department of Education supports school district efforts to reduce racial disparity in discipline by addressing together student issues of behavior and learning...
K-3 students earn real rewards for reading every day
A countywide library program entices students to read more, in response to a looming challenge: implementation of the third grade reading law...
Call for film fest entries
With its origins in Byron Center, the festival attracts hundreds of video submissions each year. Deadline this year is Feb. 8. Previously for high school students, a classroom category has been added for K-8...
State’s new letter-grade system for schools gets mixed reviews
New legislation means Michigan schools will receive grades in several categories, but no overall grade...
Students can enter Gerald R. Ford Essay Challenge
The President Gerald R. Ford Student Essay Challenge is open to all 9th through 12th grade students. Entries must be received by March 11, 2019...
Students bite into healthy eating, learn wellness tips
The Kent County Health Department’s new campaign, along with the YMCA, encourages students to eat those fruits and veggies, at home and in the school cafeteria...
From making meals to selling Christmas cards, students learn job skills
Now in its 15th year, Region 1 Transition Services provides continuing education opportunities for adults, ages 18-26, with special needs in northern Kent County. The program’s goal is to help students gain employment, become involved in their local communities and lead independent lives...
Helping young children the purpose of countywide millage request
Early childhood advocates in Kent County are hoping voters will approve a .25 mill proposal to fund programs to help prepare children for kindergarten...
County weighs in on attendance campaign
The straight-forward message behind “Strive for Less than 5”, the county-wide campaign to reduce absences: The more school a child misses, the further they fall behind and the more at risk they are of eventually dropping out...
Students tour world of manufacturing
Touring several local plants, students learned manufacturing isn’t what it used to be...
New leader for Center-based Special Education programs named
Paul Dymowski will oversee the transition of special education centers from Grand Rapids Public Schools to Kent ISD and will become the program's day-to-day administrator when the transition is complete in July 2019...
Missing school quickly adds up to lost learning
In an effort to reduce student absences, school districts across Kent ISD are participating in a campaign encouraging students to “Strive for Less Than 5” days absent each year...
Hey, budding writers: get published & win cash
Short stories can be submitted at www.writemichigan.org through Friday, Nov. 30.
Local candidates talk education issues at town hall forum
With the November elections less than two months away, some voters see education as a major campaign issue. Candidates in four contested legislative races -- three House races and a state Senate contest -- answered questions at a forum this week at East Grand Rapids High School...
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