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Learning on a roll with delivery cart project

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Junior kindergartners test their handmade carts around school, discovering how physics powers everyday motion.

Regional school millage renewed, will continue to benefit all districts

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

A millage that has provided funds for staff, intervention, field trips and other opportunities got a big nod from Kent ISD voters.

Local resources available as SNAP benefits face pause

All Districts Erin Albanese

More than 77,000 people in Kent County receive SNAP benefits. Schools are helping them find resources if assistance is paused.

Regional enhancement millage, other education-related proposals up for vote

All Districts Erin Albanese

What’s on the ballot in your district this fall? Find out in this preview of school proposals.

Education budget a ‘decent’ outcome, with ‘asterisks’

All Districts Erin Albanese

With the state budget finally in place, school leaders look at its impacts for the school year in terms of increases and cuts.

Helping Ellie learn: ‘I want her to be a part of everything, just as she is’

Podcasts Charles Honey

A team approach enables a second-grader with Down syndrome to learn in a general-education classroom at Meadow Ridge Elementary.

Humane Society brings animal welfare lessons to the classroom

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

A shelter supply drive sparks a lesson on researching the benefits of community animal shelters.

Lions, tigers & learning: class goes to the zoo

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

For one September day, John Ball Zoo became the classroom for about 650 Forest Hills students.

Commentary: Michigan’s most vulnerable students deserve a budget that meets their needs

All Districts School News Network

The Wyoming superintendent weighs in on state budget priorities.

Governor talks school meals, stalled budget during district visit

All Districts Erin Albanese

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited a Kentwood school this week and explained the need for the state’s universal free school meal program to continue.

Thanks to collaborative, new teachers say, ‘we know we can do it’

Podcasts Charles Honey

Two teachers explain how the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative is helping them earn full credentials for the classroom jobs they love.

Budget gridlock makes future uncertain for state free meals program

All Districts Riley Kelley

What would the elimination of the Michigan School Meals program mean for area districts?

District expands leadership team

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Forest Hills Public Schools has filled several administrative positions for the 2025–26 school year, including roles in human resources, student services and school leadership.

She learns from her students to celebrate simple things

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

This Pine Ridge kindergarten teacher says her job is fulfilling and rewarding some 34 years and counting.

State, federal funding ‘mess’ complicates return to school

Podcasts Charles Honey

Students are back in school, but where are the state and federal funds? A public schools lobbyist explains the political logjam.

Designing their way out of ‘wicked’ problems

Grandville Alexis Stark

This summer’s Wege Prize High School Collaborative Studio, hosted by Kendall College of Art and Design, inspired students to design accessible and sustainable parks, fashion and prescription pill bottles.

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