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New crochet club at Kraft Meadows has students hooked

Caledonia Alexis Stark

Rising seventh-grader Olive Roush helped cultivate a close-knit community of crocheters in a new after-school club at Kraft Meadows Intermediate.

Board approves enhancement millage renewal proposal for November ballot

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

If voters approve the renewal it will generate $35.6 million for public and charter schools.

How districts have used enhancement millage funds

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Area schools have used enhancement millage funds to expand reading and math initiatives, as well as other student-centered programs.

Volunteers needed to stuff backpacks for students

All Districts Alexis Stark

Storehouse of Community Resources' second annual Big Backpack Build is seeking volunteers to pack more than 10,000 backpacks with essential school supplies for Kent County students.

Approved federal voucher program is scaled back version of original plan

All Districts Erin Albanese

The sweeping federal funding bill passed July 3 includes a school voucher program, but it's not as far reaching as originally planned.

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With striking commitment, he leads percussionists to find ‘genuine joy’

Caledonia Alexis Stark

The percussion ensemble director of more than 25 years, Don Raaymakers mentors his student musicians, past and present, to be their best.

Resolution Center hosts restorative practices training for educators

All Districts Erin Albanese

A training on restorative practices aims to equip educators with skills to use in the classroom.

After first year of teaching, ‘‘I feel like I could just keep going’

All Districts Charles Honey

First-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson has no regrets about going into public-school teaching, calling it “the best job.”

Massive federal spending bill includes nationwide school voucher program

All Districts Erin Albanese

A first-of-its kind federal school voucher program would allow 100% tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.

Writing their own success stories

Caledonia Alexis Stark

In a few short years, the Caledonia Creative Writing Team has gone from a few eighth-graders competing out of state, to becoming the 2025 JustWrite State Tournament Grand Champions.

Education advocates grapple with potential closure of DOE

All Districts Riley Kelley

Parents and other education advocates talk about what the closure of the U.S. Department of Education would mean for Kent County and for public education as a whole.

‘Student involvement, teacher involvement – directly related’

All Districts Erin Albanese

How can teaching be a more attractive profession so students can learn better? High schoolers consider the question.

Multiracial Black Student Alliance celebrates ‘spreading culture and diversity’

Podcasts Charles Honey

City High Middle School’s Black Student Alliance celebrates Black culture all year long and encourages fellow students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds to do the same.

Is AI helping you learn, or just making you lazier?

All Districts Charles Honey

Artificial intelligence, better known as AI, is now everywhere all the time. We ask our student roundtable: Is this entirely a good thing?

Are you feeling the effects of political polarization at your school?

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

Do high-schoolers feel today’s political tensions in their everyday lives? Is an underlying climate of divisiveness affecting their school experiences at all?

Bond passes in Northview, several districts approve operating millages

Multi Districts Beth Heinen Bell

Voters on Tuesday showed up for their public schools, approving multiple districts’ non-homestead operating millages and a bond request from Northview Public Schools.

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