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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.”

Learning, gamified: The wall that sparks students’ enthusiasm

Kent City Brett Atwood

A new interactive board in the gymnasium at Kent City Elementary School is a new twist on technology in education, offering near limitless opportunities for active learning.

Wood Tech students ready to go boarding with their own creations

Grandville Brett Atwood

From longboards to surfboards to snowboards, the projects Grandville’s Wood Tech students get to design and build in the Gone Boarding program are truly one of a kind.

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.

Career day all about discovering future opportunities

Comstock Park Brett Atwood

Students engaged with professionals by asking questions and learning about a wide range of career options.

From humble beginnings to ArtPrize winner, artist shares his story

Forest Hills Brett Atwood

2023 ArtPrize winner Abdoulaye Conde recently visited Forest Hills elementary schools to share his life story and culture.

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.

‘I’m going to wave my flag’: Parade honors students from many nations

Kentwood Brett Atwood

An annual event in Kentwood Public Schools, students celebrate where they come from in the Parade of Nations.

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?

Into the wild: young adventurers test survival skills

Lowell Brett Atwood

Lowell fifth-graders use resources in nature as they learn about survival at the Wittenbach Wege Agriscience & Environmental Education Center.

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.

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.

Fourth-grade Choristers come together in song

Northview Brett Atwood

We visited North Oakview Elementary School to see the Choristers vocal ensemble in action and discover how much work it takes to put a piece together.

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.

Concert empowers students to move to the music

Kent ISD Brett Atwood

Movement, relaxation and more movement enhanced the music during the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Access to Music concert for kids who have special needs.

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.

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