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For some students, graduating takes five or six years — ‘and that’s OK’

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Districts including Kentwood, Grand Rapids and Wyoming face distinct challenges in their four-year grad rates, partly because of their large immigrant/English-language learner populations. But they are making progress under the radar...

Former EPA official sees young people leading environmental ‘reawakening’

Issues in Education Charles Honey
Mustafa Santiago Ali sees passionate environmental concerns in young people all across the country, as he brings his global-warning message to students through the lens of hip-hop culture...

School board to launch second superintendent search, appoint internal interim

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The GRPS Board of Education hopes to have hired an interim superintendent from within the school district by as early as mid-May, before launching a second national search to replace retiring Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal...

Choir students get to sing for, and with, Metropolitan Opera singer

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Over 100 students from a dozen GRPS schools recently had the opportunity to hear from – and sing with – Metropolitan Opera singer Ryan 'Speedo' Green...

GRPS board to further review superintendent candidates after second interviews

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Grand Rapids Public Schools board members will meet again to consider two finalists for their next superintendent, allowing them time to collect more information and reflect further on their qualifications and community feedback...

Dad mixes cooking, anti-bullying message

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Parent to GRPS kindergartner has found the right recipe for giving back to school, sharing food, skills and spreading kindness...

Students wed academics, service to learn about urban poverty

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The project involved all 82 Grand Rapids Museum High students in applying science, English and social studies to the problems of poverty and socio-economic injustice in Grand Rapids...

More interviews announced in superintendent search

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
A third candidate for superintendent on Grand Rapids Public Schools has been added to those the Board of Education is interviewing, including two who will have second-round interviews on Monday, April 8...

Students to finish school year at temporary location as asbestos investigation continues at North Park Montessori School

Grand Rapids James Harger
Grand Rapids Public Schools have hired an outside consultant to determine whether asbestos or other contaminants have created health concerns for the 400 students and staffers at North Park Montessori School. Meanwhile, school officials said students will complete this year’s coursework at a temporary location...

Superintendent candidates announced

Grand Rapids School News Network
The School Board of Grand Rapids Public Schools announced Tuesday a slate of five potential candidates to replace retiring Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal. Narrowed from a field of 30 applicants, the educators will participate in initial interviews on March 16...
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Students speak their truth in poetry about where they live

Grand Rapids Brett Atwood
Students at Ottawa Hills High School learn how historic housing patterns impact their lives, in a spoken-word workshop conducted by The Diatribe and the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan...

Painting, podcasting or rocking out, students find joy in self-expression

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
In weekly sessions, North Park seventh- and eighth-graders can try their hand at a smorgasbord of creative activities, many initiated by them...

Students see new horizons, thanks to free glasses

Grand Rapids Cris Greer
In collaboration with Grand Rapids Public Schools and the Kent County Health Department, nonprofit organization Vision To Learn launched a program to provide free eye exams and glasses to students at Aberdeen K-8 School. Plans are to roll it out to all 50 GRPS schools...

Students move to new building while asbestos investigation begins

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Students and teachers of North Park Montessori School are preparing to move into a new building Wednesday, while local and state officials launch an investigation into how and why an asbestos breach occurred at their school at 3375 Cheney Ave. NE...

GRPS specialty schools offer lots of choices, but time to apply is now

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Applications are due this week for students seeking to enroll next fall in one of nearly two dozen specialty programs of Grand Rapids Public Schools...

A powerful message for adolescent girls: ‘Love yourself every day’

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Girls from Grand Rapids, Kentwood and Wyoming Public Schools spent a day focused on self-esteem, health and wellness and just being themselves...
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