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They did the monster math

Making Math Add Up Erin Albanese

Students in Patti Reeder and James Rex’s classes were challenged to use exponential function to create a scenario in which zombies take over the world...

Students express selves through words, drawings, and their own hands

State of the Arts Morgan Jarema

Susan Langford’s studio art students made old-fashioned casts of their hands. They posed them to convey one or more concepts, then added their own drawing and words. The results were profound...

She chose music over medicine, and her students are glad she did

Rockstar Teachers Morgan Jarema

Wendy Tenney Tenney is one of 10 Michigan educators who were named as 2018-19 Regional Teachers of the Year...

Drama’s back, and students are ready to act

State of the Arts Erin Albanese

After five years without a program and, now, with a renovated auditorium, a stockpile of props pulled from storage and two enthusiastic new hires, Kelloggsville High School theater has been resurrected...

Haunting photo of ‘classy’ young woman takes top prize in Congressional competition

State of the Arts Charles Honey

Nick Ensing’s photo “Classy,” taken of his good friend Mariah Jennings, was named grand prize winner and will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year

Teachers learn alongside students in ‘read-aloud’ classroom tour

The Road to Reading Morgan Jarema

A quartet of literacy coaches from Kent ISD recently led a trio of early literacy essentials read-aloud field trips for teachers, administrators and other K-12 staff...

New approach lifts struggling students’ math scores

Making Math Add Up Erin Albanese

Thanks to streamlined coaching, students are filling in gaps in their basic skills so they can move forward in math

Director takes joy in teaching student musicians, ‘to see what they can do and where they go’

Rockstar Teachers Charles Honey

Band director Greg Wells grew up as part of Northview’s proud tradition, in a family of music educators, and feels honored to carry it on

Student mural takes learning out to the hall

Kent City Janice Holst

When the the art class moved into new semester, students who preferred painting to other media took to decorating the hallways

Students Leave a Legacy to Last, in Clay

Grandville Jaye Beeler

By making hundreds of clay tiles utilizing form, line, shape and texture, high school students unleashed their creativity in creating a hallway mural

Grant Gives Students Welding Skills, Virtual-style

Kent ISD Janice Holst

Whether you are in high school attempting to settle on a career, an adult back to school to upgrade skills or a young child...

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...

Students Play a Happy Tune with Symphony Pros

Comstock Park Morgan Jarema

The three strings musicians who visited Pine Island Elementary this week didn't have to do a whole song and dance to hold the attention...

Reading initiative shows early positive results

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

Where there is a problem, there is a solution. So when scores indicated that many Cedar Trails Elementary students would not meet state of Michigan...

Portraying History Through Art

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Freshman Daniel Zawodny can tell you about a courtyard confrontation between artistic rivals Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. And while freshman Brock Sweezie admits he’s...

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...

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Book battle promotes literacy, teamwork

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