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District tries again for Headlee override to restore full funding

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

Caledonia Community Schools on Nov. 5 again will seek approval of the fully funded non-homestead tax after voters narrowly denied the request last year...

Follow the sensory road

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

At Duncan Lake ECC, as at other schools locally and nationally, teachers find the sensory paths help students focus more calmly in the classroom by hopping and slithering outside of it...

When you empower students, ‘they will amaze you’

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

Caledonia High School’s new principal moved up from the assistant...

Motivating others is passion of new athletic director

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

New athletic director's background spans sports, teaching...

‘Feels like I just got here yesterday’

Rockstar Teachers Hannah Lentz

Kelly LaCroix has worked in the same classroom at Kettle Lake Elementary for two decades, and her enthusiasm continues to grow every day...

From the playground to the library

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

After raising nearly $300,000 to renovate and rebuild the playground over four years, the Kettle Lake Elementary PTO is moving on to fund new classroom libraries offering more books covering many genres and characters...

Student wins second straight grand prize in Congressional Art Competition

Multi Districts Cris Greer

Northview senior Nick Ensing captures second straight grand prize in ArtFest 2019, the Congressional Art Competition for Michigan’s 3rd district...

Blessed and grateful: challenges faced with positive attitude

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

Senior Cayleigh Constance has overcome challenges from family illness to mental health. After a four-month hiatus, she’s on track to graduate this year...

Compass class points students in the right direction

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

In response to the need to change curriculum, Caledonia decided to shut down its separate alternative education building and move students back to the high school where they would have a class once a day...

Inadequate funding – even in affluent districts – still short-changes students

Issues in Education Charles Honey

It’s not just poorer districts feeling the pain from Michigan’s inadequate school funding, officials say. Higher-income districts are also pinched by the funding formula and having to make cuts...

District faces dilemma of budget reality contrasted with community perception

Caledonia Erin Albanese

When it comes to the financial state of Caledonia Community Schools, there’s a disparity between public perception and reality, says Superintendent Dedrick Martin...

Student Services Team created to focus on mental health

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

The team will focus on additional staffing, community education, professional development and initiatives to maintain positive images of the importance of mental health...

A limp can’t slow this high-achieving fighter who helps others

Reading & Writing with Rademacher Tom Rademacher

Lauren Hudson, the most recent student recipient of the YWCA West Central Michigan’s Tribute Award, overcame the painful effects of a rare hip disease to do great work in school and for others...

On the air and giving up recess

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

Students at Caledonia Elementary are getting a better feel for the news industry producing their own shows, thanks to a grant from the Caledonia Schools Education Foundation...

Their writing is tops with readers, judges

Caledonia Morgan Jarema

A pair of students from two West Michigan public schools took high honors in the seventh annual Write Michigan short story contest, hosted by Kent District Library and Schuler Books & Music...

Elementary students use website to share artwork with family, others

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

The goal is for students to have a digital art portfolio that encompasses K-12 art projects by the time they graduate. It’s ideal for families from split households and for relatives who don’t live nearby...

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