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Up Close with In-Demand Careers

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Beginning a career in manufacturing after high school can pay off fast, said industry rep. Angie Huyghe. An apprentice in the toolroom can make a...

Grant Supports Learning from Nature

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Women Who Care of Kent County, a group of women who support nonprofits, recently awarded a grant of $12,000 to Godfrey-Lee Public Schools to...

‘I Can Be Anything I Want’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Godfrey Elementary students' musings about what it means to be an American are on display on a mixed-media mural of a flag in the...

Full Circle, From Greenhouse to Tables

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Community members got fresh treats recently when visiting the Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank truck: just-picked vegetables and herbs from the Lee Middle...

At Rebel U, Focus is On ‘the Who’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

When students choose to learn about a topic they care about, Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center teacher Lindsay Blume sees the potential for genius to...

Way Beyond ABC’s: Kindergartners Master a Growing List of Academic Skills

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center’s Brown Elementary School kindergarten students are seated on a carpet in a big circle fronting a white board. They are making sense...

Is Play Still a Kindergarten Expectation?

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Ask any parent of a dinosaur lover who can identify an Apatosaurus atage 3 if learning occurs during play, and the answer is an...

Fourth-graders Learn About 9/11

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Shocked by an image on the projector screen in front of him, Godfrey Elementary School fourth-grader Mario Masegosa covered his face with his hands....

This Bootcamp Strengthens College Chances

Godfrey-Lee Charles Honey

With his mother at home and his father back in Guatemala, Oliver Lorenzo is grateful he’ll be the first in his family to graduate...

How to Reform Education? One District Considers Students’ Needs

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lydia Hernandez took the day off from volunteering at the elementary school to prepare a big meal for visitors from the district's human-centered design...

Fiesta of the Senses at Spanish Market Day

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Spanish Market Day was a fiesta of the senses at the high school with aroma and tastes of flavorful foods and students dancing in...

Anchoring Plants, Anchoring the Community

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

A new botany class at Lee Middle-High School has students thinking about roots, the kind that anchor plants and the kind that anchor communities. The...

Playground Boss Raises Funds for New Area

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Students ran onto the elementary school’s playground to find a volleyball net standing on a brand-new cement play area. Someone grabbed a ball and...

Superintendent Announces Retirement

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

The way Superintendent David Britten approaches his job is hands-on, vocal and in a way that touches others' lives. He's at many athletic and...

The Full Story on Graduation Rates

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

The State of Michigan has released the graduation rates for the cohort Class of 2014-15 and overall they continue to climb. Reports by local media...

Finding and Sharing the Beat

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

The beat of Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center students' drums mixed with jangling tambourines, clanging blocks and sounds made by hitting sticks on household items...

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