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Growing skills and knowledge by cultivating produce

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Collaborative efforts between Kent ISD and nonprofit H.O.P.E. Gardens resulted in districts receiving the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant to help sustain school garden education and infrastructure.

Second-graders learn about communities by doing

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Writing cards and choosing books for young patients at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital provides a lesson about community.

Real-world scenarios meet STEM fun

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

STEM night activities give families an opportunity to see what students are learning in classrooms.

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more.

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

All Districts Riley Kelley

Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

Coaches credit MERT training for being prepared in emergency

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

It was quick action and training that Brandon Kimble and Keontre Miskel said helped them assist in a double medical emergency.

‘Friendly’ event brings together four high school bands

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Godwin Heights, Kelloggsville, Lee and Wyoming high school bands performed for one another to help bring the local band community together.

U.S. Education Secretary: ‘We gotta fight for our educators’

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a roundtable discussion on public service loan forgiveness with local educators.

Four Wyoming-area high school bands set to perform

Godfrey-Lee Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kelloggsville, Godwin Heights, Wyoming and Godfrey-Lee bands will take to the field together for a community performance on Sept. 14.

First-year teacher wants students to know ‘You can have fun while learning’

Podcasts School News Network

In this episode of Study Hall, first-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson discusses why she chose teaching at a time new teachers are badly needed.

Why do most schools start before Labor Day? Several reasons

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Middle college programs are the main reason Kent ISD seeks a post-Labor Day waiver for all local school districts. But there are others.

Future teacher follows her dream to help students do the same

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Nereida Martinez took a chance to be part of the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative; now she is achieving her dream of becoming a teacher.

These middle-schoolers strive to be strong readers

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Some Godwin Heights middle school students share their academic goals for the upcoming year

Bus drivers role-play safety, security events

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.

Starting the school year right for 10,000+ Kent County students

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Storehouse of Community Resources collaborated with local businesses and community organizations to fill backpacks with supplies for more than 10,000 Kent County students at their inaugural Big Backpack Build event.

Voters say ‘yes’ to library, early childhood millage requests

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Both the Kent District Library and the Ready by Five early childhood millage requests had huge support at the polls.

After facing his own health issue, senior looks forward to helping others

Shop class, summer jobs pave the way for construction career

She can sing, she can lead, she’s the new principal

A 2,200-mile change in location made all the difference for this grad

‘The PIT’ stop: Lab offers space for innovation, creation

Career day all about discovering future opportunities

‘Very freeing’: Students sound off during poetry slam

‘Lemonade wars’ teaches students lessons in economics

Is AI helping you learn, or just making you lazier?

Student reporter looks into impact of school lockdowns

Vietnamese students write family narratives, contribute to local history

Are you feeling the effects of political polarization at your school?

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