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Young brains, big potential: From birth onward, special-ed services can make a lifetime of difference

All Districts School News Network

"Study Hall" talks to Lindsey VanDyke about how intervening with children’s special needs from the time they’re born can best prepare them for school and life.

Preschool program hosts open houses this week

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Open houses are April 24 and 25 at locations across Kent County and in the Thornapple Kellogg school district.

What is the non-homestead tax, and who pays it?

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Homeowners do not pay a non-homestead millage, so why are they required to vote on it? We take a look at the Headlee Amendment and Proposal A.

Opening career pathways through work-based learning

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

The third in our series of articles about CareerPrep 2030, a Kent ISD initiative to expand offerings and boost student enrollment in career and technical education over the next five years.

May 6 ballot proposal asks voters to renew non-homestead operating millage

Caledonia Alexis Stark

At the May 6 elections, Caledonia Community Schools voters will be asked to consider renewing the district’s non-homestead, 18-mills operating millage.

What would closing U.S. Dept. of Education mean for special education in Kent County?

Podcasts Charles Honey

President Trump has vowed to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. What’s at risk for special-education programs locally if this happens?

Old McDonald had a math lesson

Caledonia Alexis Stark

Old McDonald’s farm animals helped kindergartners learn addition, reading comprehension and how food comes from farms to markets.

Growth continues in free-to-all preschool program

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

The Great Start Readiness Program continues to add classrooms in anticipation of future growth.

State official ‘very concerned’ about possible threats to education funding

All Districts Riley Kelley

Rep. Carol Glanville talked with constituents about education budget issues while visiting Kent District Library’s Grandville branch.

New Cal Community Center a ‘vision come to life’

Caledonia Alexis Stark

The long-awaited Cal Community Center, in partnership with the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, opens to the public today.

A career in auto repair? For some students, it starts in high school

Podcasts Charles Honey

A Grandville High School teacher and student discuss the “motor skills” learned and career options opened by classes in automotive maintenance as well as in other career and technical education programs.

Memo to teachers: grant funds available for your classes

All Districts Charles Honey

The Kent Association of Retired School Personnel is accepting proposals from teachers for grants to help them with supplies and projects.

Cal Community Center to open with ribbon-cutting, weekend celebration

Caledonia Alexis Stark

The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting this Thursday and celebratory opening weekend for the Cal Community Center.

Tech Center program heats up student interest in skilled trades

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

From classroom to career, Kent Career Tech Center’s HVACR program is filling a high-demand need in the heating and cooling field.

Districts issue guidance, protocols in case of ICE visits

All Districts Erin Albanese

Amid concerns about mass deportation and a change in federal policy that allows immigration officers to visit schools, administrators are communicating guidance and protocols.

Partnership expands CTE programs to local districts

Career Exploration Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

To meet its goal of 10,000 students in career and technical education classes by 2030, Kent ISD partnered with local districts to bring these programs to students in their own high schools.

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