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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.

‘Taking flight’: District shares plans for new school building

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

GRPS has shared designs for a new school, set to open in fall 2027 as the new home for Aberdeen Academy and Palmer Elementary students and staff.

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.

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.

Discovering the ‘transformational’ power of HBCUs

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

High-schoolers learned about historically Black colleges & universities during a recent panel event at Innovation Central.

What would closing U.S. Dept. of Education mean for special education in Kent County?

Podcasts Charles Honey

President Trump has vowed to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. What’s at risk for special-education programs locally if this happens?

One Book, One City program culminates with visit from author

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

To cap off the One Book, One City reading program, Author Varian Johnson spoke to GRPS fifth-graders about his book, ‘Playing the Cards You’re Dealt.’

Student club to hand out food, hygiene items, more

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

The Helping Others Together group at Grand Rapids Public Museum High School is giving meals and more to those less fortunate.

KSSN executive director named to national board

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Keenan King was recently named to the board of directors for the Institute for Educational Leadership.

Growth continues in free-to-all preschool program

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

The Great Start Readiness Program continues to add classrooms in anticipation of future growth.

State official ‘very concerned’ about possible threats to education funding

All Districts Riley Kelley

Rep. Carol Glanville talked with constituents about education budget issues while visiting Kent District Library’s Grandville branch.

State grant benefits school food programs, farmers

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

The 10 Cents for Michigan’s Kids and Farms grant program connects students to local farms by providing funds to schools to purchase Michigan-grown food.

Grant encourages students to ‘EXPLORE’ careers in education

Rockford Riley Kelley

Rockford Public Schools has received state funding to promote student interest in teaching.

‘She was a pioneer’: Academy honors city’s first Black teacher

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

Innovation Central’s Academy of Teaching, Learning & Social Justice has been renamed in honor of Hattie Beverly, the first Black teacher in Grand Rapids.

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