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Community-school worker: Immigrant students, families apprehensive about Trump deportation plans

All Districts Charles Honey

Brianna Vasquez de Pereira, a Kent School Services Network coordinator in Kentwood, discusses the questions and fears of immigrant families about President Trump’s deportation plans.

Stoney Creek’s cafeteria undergoes renovation

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Stoney Creek school officials say they have seen a positive impact with students from the school’s new renovated cafeteria. More projects are planned throughout the district.

What’s in store for federal education dollars?

All Districts Erin Albanese

A campaign promise of the president-elect is to end the U.S. Department of Education. Area education leaders say it’s unlikely, but they are anticipating changes.

Marshmallows & math make for a sweet multiplication lesson

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Pine Island third-graders add a new tool to help them solve multiplication problems.

Elementary students step up to impact their community

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Pine Island students showed they can make a difference by collecting more than 800 food items in a drive organized by young leaders.

Initiative aims to double enrollment in career & technical education by 2030

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

An ambitious county-wide initiative aims to increase the number of students taking classes that teach them career skills and prepare them for the workforce.

Touched by tragedies, social worker educates families on safe gun storage

All Districts School News Network

Social worker Eunice Benavidez, who’s lost family members to gun violence, talks about a safe gun storage initiative she leads at Kelloggsville Public Schools.

State of the Student tackles four big topics

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Area students were center stage at the annual “Listen. Learn. Lead.” event to share their thoughts about mental health, school safety, engagement and belonging.

High-schoolers talk mental health with education leaders, legislators

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

What can schools do to support student mental health and make connections? Students shared their thoughts on how and why it’s so important to them.

Symphony visit all about sharing the music

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Elementary students explore instruments and music with help from a few Grand Rapids Symphony members.

Houses for sale — ghosts, monsters & adjectives included

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Third-graders developed their persuasive writing skills by “selling” a haunted house.

Four years after pandemic, chronic absenteeism still a problem

Comstock Park Riley Kelley

Four years after the pandemic, students continue to miss more school than they should.

No cell phones in class? It’s a good thing, student and principal say

Podcasts School News Network

Five years after Forest Hills adopted a policy severely restricting cell-phone use during the school day, we talk to a student and principal about how that’s working out.

Fiesta offers taste of Hispanic culture

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Middle-school students learned about Hispanic culture through activities and food during National Hispanic Heritage Month.

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more.

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

All Districts Riley Kelley

Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

Tech Center student’s trajectory: sparks and arcs

After facing his own health issue, senior looks forward to helping others

Shop class, summer jobs pave the way for construction career

She can sing, she can lead, she’s the new principal

Basking in the glow of their art

‘The PIT’ stop: Lab offers space for innovation, creation

Career day all about discovering future opportunities

‘Very freeing’: Students sound off during poetry slam

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

Student reporter looks into impact of school lockdowns

Vietnamese students write family narratives, contribute to local history

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

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