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Neal announces retirement after 44 years of serving GRPS

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
In announcing her retirement Monday, Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal pointed to accomplishments under her leadership including increased graduation rates, reduced absenteeism and passage of a $175 million bond...

Students collaborate on eye-catching entries to ArtPrize competition

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
As ArtPrize 10 gets under way on Wednesday, Sept. 19, the global competition will feature the artwork of students from three Kent ISD school districts: Byron Center, Grand Rapids Public Schools and Rockford...

On the way for future GR grads: the promise of college funding

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The district Board of Education is expected to vote Sept. 17 to approve establishment of a Grand Rapids Promise Zone Authority, thus beginning a process to appoint authority members who will develop a plan and specify its parameters...

Working hard on the field, and giving back off of it

Grand Rapids School News Network
As high school football season gets under way, at least one team looked for a way to score one for the larger community...

New shoes for a new school year — for free

Multi Districts Dianne Carroll Burdick
In the Image’s annual “Shoes Help Our Elementary Students” program put shoes on the feet of 1,700 students from more than 39 elementary schools...

Two new leaders for GRPS elementaries

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Maureen Capillo is the new North Park Montessori School principal and Harvey Crawley is the new Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy principal...

Museum School takes next step of innovation — into high school

Grand Rapids Linda Odette
An Aug. 15 ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the school, created from the former Grand Rapids Public Museum at 54 Jefferson Ave. SE...

A like-new school – and a cooler one – for Buchanan students and staff

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Nearly $14 million in renovations and additions increase capacity, update technology and add air-conditioned comfort for students and staff at Buchanan Elementary School...

Leaders begin transition of center programs from GRPS to Kent ISD

Special Education Charles Honey
The Grand Rapids school board voted to discontinue operating special education center programs on behalf of all 20 Kent ISD school districts, effectively turning them over to the intermediate district as of July 2019...

GRPS considers transfer of center-based Special Education programs to Kent ISD

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The Grand Rapids school board plans to vote Aug. 6 whether to transfer operation of center-based special education programs serving Kent County students to Kent ISD...

New classrooms, upgraded facilities a ‘huge blessing’ at Buchanan School

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
When classes begin at Buchanan Elementary School this August, students and teachers will walk into 16 new classrooms, new art and music rooms and cafeteria, and a spacious new gym...

Class of 2000 kindergartners come back to Fountain School: ‘We were a family’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Alumni of the 1987 Fountain School kindergarten – the Class of 2000 – got together at their old school for a mini-reunion full of memories and laughter...

After learning first lessons at Fountain, she works on behalf of all students

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Even as she graduated from City High School in June of 2000, brimming with optimism about her future, Anne Bowles expressed concern about declining standards and support for public education...

‘This opportunity is priceless’

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Students are getting a head start this summer by earning college credits. If they complete the courses with Cs or higher, they will automatically be accepted at Ferris and receive a $1,000 scholarship...

GRPS, GRCC to make paths to college easier

Grand Rapids School News Network
Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal of Grand Rapids Public Schools and the president of Grand Rapids Community College, Bill Pink, joined forces this week to expand opportunities for GRPS students...

Running the good race, from refugee camp to top student-athlete

Grads with Grit Charles Honey
Jama Jafari Jama has been through rough times, but he says nothing will stop him in the long journey now before him, starting with a scholarship at Aquinas College...
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