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Want to Boost Reading Comprehension? Make it a Contest

The Road to Reading Linda Odette

Sure, students can read a bunch of books to get principals to shave their heads, kiss a pig, eat insects and jump out of...

Students Collect Books for Inmates to Promote Literacy

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee Middle School students are helping local prison inmates turn the page to a better life -- literally. The Godfrey-Lee Public Schools eighth-grade students recently...

Superintendent: ‘This is a Revolution. We Will be ‘The Region That Reads’

Kent City Erin Albanese

West Michigan teachers and administrators recently heard the five common practices that lead to success in reading, and many are ready to implement those...

Read Any Good Books Lately? These Students Have

Northview Charles Honey

So you think today’s teenagers aren’t into reading? Talk to Bill Foster. He loves books – real books, made of paper and ink –...

Ruff Reader Dogs Bolster Student Confidence

Kent ISD School News Network

Mollie gently sidles up to Wyoming Public School's West Elementary third-grader Riley Doggett, who's sitting on a comfy beanbag cushion. Riley starts to read out...

Why Are Some Schools High Achievers in Reading?

All Districts Erin Albanese

At Sunfield Elementary in Lakewood Public Schools, students read while waiting in line for the bathroom. At North Godwin Elementary in Godwin Heights, kindergartners...

Cans of Food Become Votes for Favorite Books

Rockford Charles Honey

“Bud, Not Buddy” prevailed in the first round. “Charlotte’s Web” defeated “The One and Only Ivan.” In a shocker, “The Cat in the Hat”...

Together, Parents & Teachers Foster Good Readers

Byron Center Erin Albanese

With a red crayon, Sydney O'Keefe, 4, colored on white paper over a cardboard "D." The letter magically appeared bright and bold. While Sydney had...

Math, Fun? With Creative Teaching and Baseball, Anything’s Possible

At Recess Charles Honey

Editor's Note: At Recess is an occasional humor column that takes a lighter look at schools and education. Funny things sometimes happen when you work...

Good Math Skills a Must for Good Jobs, Employers Say

Kent ISD Charles Honey

Editor's note: Making Math Add Up is a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

Common Core Math Changes Focus to Real Life Scenarios

Kent ISD Linda Odette

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

Adding a Coach, Studying Data Successful In Improving Math Grades

Making Math Add Up Linda Odette

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

Teacher, Math Team Create Buzz of Excitement at Lakeside Elementary

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

Math Success Rates Jump in Comstock Park

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Editor's note: This is the second in a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

What’s the Problem with Math? Series to Show Kent Teachers Seeking Answers

Godwin Heights Charles Honey

Editor's note: Teachers have strived for years to improve the math performance of American students, who consistently test below the average of other developed...

Students Get Math by Getting Together

Cedar Springs Charles Honey

The first thing you notice about Andrew Smith's math class is that he isn't teaching it. Yet his students seem to be learning a...

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