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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.

Student-built boats make a splash during regatta

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Middle-schoolers applied math, science and art lessons to their entries for the competitive regatta fundraiser.

District kicks off school year with new, improved website

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
The district recently wrapped up the nine-month process of updating its website to make it a more useful resource for community members. 

Her recipe for success: impact, inspiration & extra bacon

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Jennafer Slanger, new principal of Lakeside Elementary, is ‘grateful and honored’ to be with East Grand Rapids Public Schools.

U.S. Education Secretary: ‘We gotta fight for our educators’ 

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a roundtable discussion on public service loan forgiveness with local educators.

First-year teacher wants students to know ‘You can have fun while learning’

Podcasts School News Network
In this episode of Study Hall, first-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson discusses why she chose teaching at a time new teachers are badly needed.

Why do most schools start before Labor Day? Several reasons

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Middle college programs are the main reason Kent ISD seeks a post-Labor Day waiver for all local school districts. But there are others.

Unconventional path leads ‘people person’ to new admin post

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
This wedding planner turned marketer turned educator is now serving the district that first jump-started her interest in teaching.

Bus drivers role-play safety, security events

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.

East already ‘feels like home’ to new high school principal

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Alex Schukow brings a wealth of experience and a sense of community to his new posting as high school principal.

Voters say ‘yes’ to library, early childhood millage requests

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Both the Kent District Library and the Ready by Five early childhood millage requests had huge support at the polls. 

Health care leaders ask students for ideas, solutions

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Sixteen students are helping leading scientists and researchers solve problems at an advanced cancer treatment center in Grand Rapids.

Peer listeners, other mental health supports, key to school safety

Caledonia Riley Kelley
Districts’ ever-expanding approach to student mental health includes peer groups, counseling services, added curriculum and more.

‘This is when my life starts getting better’: EGR senior pushes through painful loss

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
This high-schooler overcame challenges, including the untimely loss of a parent, on his path to earning his diploma.

Grant-funded winter duds keep preschoolers warm

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
The East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation’s first-ever preschool grant encouraged outdoor learning even in winter.

District to break ground on early childhood center addition

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Work begins March 30 on an expansion of the WECC building, the first bond improvement project to come to fruition.
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