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High-schoolers: Do you feel safe at school?

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

Do today’s high-schoolers feel safe in school? Is that possible in this era of regular headline-making acts of violence in school settings?

Poverty simulation available to schools

All Districts Alexis Stark

Access of West Michigan hopes to educate more students, teachers and leaders in education about the realities of poverty and inspire advocacy.

District leaders forecast impact of tariffs, funding on budgets in uncertain times

All Districts Erin Albanese

The whiplash regarding back-and-forth tariff threats and the future of federal funds are on school leaders’ minds as they prepare next school year’s budgets.

How much do mental-health stressors complicate the high-school experience?

All Districts Charles Honey

How big of an issue is mental health in high school? Our student panelists weigh in on the pressures they face, including college costs and the need to be successful.

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.

We ask students: What is high school like for you?

All Districts Erin Albanese

Ten students, 10 different high schools. We ask, ‘What is school like for you?’ They weigh in on that, and so much more.

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.

Forest Hills voters to decide May 6 on non-homestead millage

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Forest Hills is asking voters to renew its 18-mill levy on non-homestead properties, which is about $24 million annually of the district’s budget.

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.