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GRPS will conduct nationwide search for next superintendent

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The Grand Rapids Board of Education is embarking on a national search for a new superintendent to succeed Teresa Weatherall Neal, who retires effective July 1. The board voted Monday, Jan. 14 to conduct the search nationwide...

A more promising future begins for grads of city schools

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Promise Zone designation is expected to boost the future of both the students and the city of Grand Rapids – and put the dream of college within reach...

GRPS board plans next steps for superintendent search

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The board is aiming to make a decision by April for a successor to Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal, who will retire at the end of June after more than seven years of leading GRPS...

Partnership gets $300,000 grant to fund outdoor environmental classes

Grand Rapids James Harger
The Wege Foundation announced a $300,000 grant to help fund a partnership of area environmental groups and educators...

New foundation director sees ‘so much possibility’ for GRPS

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
As head of a nonprofit that invested more than $1.9 million in GRPS in the 2017-18 school year, Sally Andreatta aims to do even more to support the schools, with a new strategic plan, greater fundraising and more ambitious programming...

Academy aims to groom future teachers for GRPS

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
A partnership between Grand Rapids Public Schools and Ferris State University, the Academy of Teaching and Learning aims to motivate students to go into teaching...

Ryan Colburn, MacGyver of the vet world

Reading & Writing with Rademacher Tom Rademacher
Ryan Colburn is the only full-time veterinarian at the John Ball Zoo, and the man behind the scenes who makes sure that some 1,500 animals are physically fit for your viewing pleasure...

Entrepreneurial student wins $5,000 to expand his lawn-care business

Grand Rapids James Harger
Calvin Pimpleton, an entrepreneurial junior at Innovation Central High School’s Academy of Business, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship (ABLE) program, recently won $5,000 at Start Garden’s 5x5 competition for business startups...

Town halls give residents chance to weigh in on next superintendent

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Residents will have four opportunities next week to have input on the next superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools. Town hall meetings are being...

Lincoln Developmental Center renovations showcased

Grand Rapids Linda Odette
Area education leaders recently got a look at renovations at Lincoln Developmental Center, 862 Crahen Road NE...

U.S. Marine turned teacher honored as ‘Proud Michigan Educator’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
A veteran of the U.S. Marines who survived a horrific helicopter crash, and now teaches math and science at Innovation Central High School, has been honored for his service to students and country...
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Food, masks and sugar skulls: Day of the Dead brings learning to life

Grand Rapids Brett Atwood
Grand Rapids Museum School sixth-graders explored all things related to Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, from food to memorabilia including ornate altars to honor dead loved ones...

Students from two schools tell stories, paint pumpkins and more at Harvest Festival

Grand Rapids Dianne Carroll Burdick
Shortly before Halloween, Aberdeen Elementary School hosted a Harvest festival for students from Lincoln Developmental Center. Students from both schools met each other and introduced themselves with their autobiographies...

Politically engaged, though not all of voting age

Multi Districts Charles Honey
From canvassing for candidates to registering voters – or voting themselves – some area students have been active in the midterm elections...

For newcomers to America, a ‘fighting chance’ at a good education

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The number of students being helped is down drastically this fall, following the Trump administration’s ban on immigrants from seven countries and sharp reductions in refugees allowed into the country...

All eyes on art: students make short films out of ArtPrize experience

Grand Rapids Dianne Carroll Burdick
Mosaic Film Experience’s Mosaic Mobile teamed with ArtPrizeto give West Michigan students with a platform to tell their unique stories...
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