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Classroom energy + student enthusiasm = math success

Making Math Add Up Janice Holst

Four years ago, Cedar View fifth grade teachers Jennifer Kahler and Erin Cairy switched the traditional teaching style of explaining math concepts and helping...

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...

Low Test Scores & Low Income Linked; Staff Seek to Help

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese

At Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, the Kent County district with the lowest family income, the correlation between M-STEP scores and poverty is stark. More than...

‘Reading with a Purpose’ Helps Students Learn

The Road to Reading Charles Honey

Rebecca Ophoff’s 25 fourth-graders are following along an article at their desks as she asks them what kind of writing it is. “What makes it...

Turn, Talk and Listen

The Road to Reading Charles Honey

Kindergartner Vincent Reatini looked up from his book, “Froggy Builds a Tree House,” which he couldn’t read much of yet. But asked for his...

Boosting Student Reading Takes Center Stage

The Road to Reading Janice Holst

While it isn't clear if nationally renowned researcher Richard Allington was excited to see staff from the school district where he started his career,...

Laser Focus on Reading Produces Good Results

Grandville Jaye Beeler

At Grandville's East Elementary School, their double-digits gains in the M-STEP third- and fourth-grade reading scores was driven home by Principal Ana Aleman-Putman's determination...

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...

High-Achieving Reading: How One School Does It

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Brown Elementary School fourth-grader Layla Funk looked up from the book she was reading to consider the question: “How has your school helped you...

Make Art, Then Prosper

State of the Arts Charles Honey

When Tricia Erickson was a little girl, her mother found her drawing pictures of Yogi Bear and his cartoon friends Tricia watched on TV....

Rocking Out with Strings, Awesomely

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Mitchell Evink couldn't seem to help playing air cello as he sat on the floor of the band room and watched a video featuring...

An Arts School Takes the Stage

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Baton in hand, Jaeda Selden led fellow second-graders Kamellah Kidd and Lizzariah Robertson in practicing a song from “The Wiz.” Taking a break for...

History as Song and Story

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

It was the true story of a horrific murder, but Ben Bedford sang the tale to a gentle melody. “Pulled by four strong arms from...

Art Award Tradition Continues for 35th Year of Excellence

All Districts Erin Albanese

Northview High School sophomore Nick Ensing's drawing depicts a colorful, detailed royal court, staffed by doe-eyed kings, queens and jesters. Junior Ellie Haveman's photo is...

Playing in Tune with Giving Hearts

State of the Arts Charles Honey

Elizabeth Catlin tentatively plucked a few notes on a violin after eighth-graders McKenzie Watkoski and Presley Avery showed her how. The she gamely played...

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