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Turning Around a Low-Performing School

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

Arelis Diaz realized at a young age that it’s possible for a teacher to impact the life of a vulnerable student forever. In third grade,...

The Road to Success in a High-Poverty School: It’s All About Collaboration, Expectations

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

In Holly Vostad’s North Godwin Elementary School classroom, kindergarteners sat in circles on the rug, discussing what they planned to write about: A weekend...

Student Council President Asks ‘Why Not Make a Difference?’

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Hector Zoleta lives a line made famous by the late Sen. Edward (Teddy) Kennedy. "Some men see things as they are and say why?" Kennedy...

Godwin Heights’ Positive Behavior Program Proves Its Value

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Peppered throughout Godwin Heights High School’s hallways, classrooms and cafeteria are posters declaring eight expectations of its students. Students are embracing the school-wide standards, and...

Harvest Festival Marks a Decade of Essential Farm Education

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Unexpectedly, Sonny the horse lets out a high-pitched whinny to the delighted squeals of children gathered around him. The boys and girls ask the...

Marching Band First Again

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Call it a double take. If not for 2012, it’d be a three-peat for the Godwin Heights Marching Band, which won its second consecutive...

School Community Supports New Principal’s Family, Injured Son

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The 2014-15 school year will no doubt be memorable in both very good and very bad ways for Chad Conklin. Not only is it...

Godwin Guys Laugh, Reminisce, Discuss Public Education’s Critical Role

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They call themselves the Godwin Guys, an average of 20 Godwin Heights High School graduates from the 1950s to 1970s who meet monthly for...

Middle School Beats the Odds

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There's a can-do attitude coursing through Godwin Heights Middle School's classrooms that's leading to some very positive results for teachers and students. The school is...

Linking Kindness with Student Achievement

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Godwin Heights students discovered how a shooting tragedy 15 years ago in a Colorado school can kindle compassion and kindness in theirs. Recently, district administrators,...

R.I.P. to Stereotypes of Low-income Students

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They can’t learn like my other students. They’re too lazy to finish their homework. They’ll never go to college. They’ll live in poverty all their lives. When stereotypes...

TEAM 21 Funding to Restore Cut Programs

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

For Claribel Ortiz, having a place for her four children to go after school and in the summer while she works helps a lot. She...

Godwin Scholarship Fund Increase is “Golden”

Godwin Heights Linda Odette

The winners of scholarships from the Golden Gs this year at Godwin Heights High School were in for a bit of a shock when...

Mentors Give and Gain: Building Important Relationships

Godwin Heights Linda Odette

The special relationship that grows between a mentor and mentee was evident in an email teacher Katie Fuelling received from Marilyn Knowles, who mentors...

High Schools Partner with GRCC to Get College Credits Early

Godfrey-Lee Linda Odette

Godwin Heights and Godfrey-Lee high schools have joined the trend of offering high school students a way to earn college credit right at their...

What’s the Problem with Math? Series to Show Kent Teachers Seeking Answers

Godwin Heights Charles Honey

Editor's note: Teachers have strived for years to improve the math performance of American students, who consistently test below the average of other developed...

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