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Parents, students revitalize C.A. Frost garden

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Parents and students have spent hundreds of hours bringing a school garden back to life.

Ottawa Hills football team earns grant from Detroit Lions

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
The $20,000 grant will help fund the purchase of training equipment, protective gear and apparel for the Bengals.

Where’s the bus? Check the app

Multi Districts Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills is helping families stay more informed about their students’ bus routes through a new geotracking application.

First day pushed back at GR Montessori Elementary

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
First day of school postponed due to construction delays, health concerns.

Voters to consider GRPS bond proposal

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Grand Rapids Public Schools is asking voters to approve a $305 million “no-tax-increase” bond to fund districtwide improvements. The current bond expires next year.

Drivers wanted 

Multi Districts Riley Kelley
Dean Transportation is seeking to fill bus driver, attendant and technician positions at Grand Rapids Public Schools and Kent ISD.

GRPS reverses backpack ban, adopts other safety measures

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Backpacks will be allowed at Grand Rapids Public Schools in the fall, ending a ban implemented in May...
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Strings at Stocking strikes a chord

Grand Rapids Brett Atwood
Students at Stocking spent time learning and performing on string instruments thanks to St. Cecilia Music Center...

A festive display of art

State of the Arts Dianne Carroll Burdick
Student creations showcase classroom learning, creativity...

Forum addresses safety and security concerns

Grand Rapids Alexis Stark
District leaders asked 150 parents, teachers, community members and leaders for their input on how to make schools safer...

Making learning ‘as local as we can’

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
Stephanie Nielsen, the Region 3 Michigan Teacher of the Year, leads her students into the wild schoolyard around them to discover peas, dandelions, trees and cross-curricular connections...

Fifty ‘magical’ years

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
About 3,000 BEEPs have gone through the school that has a curriculum steeped in tradition and nature over the past half century...

Immersed in learning

Multi Districts Dianne Carroll Burdick
Students from across Kent County presented on a showcase of topics at Grand Rapids Public Museum...

Have empathy, want change: capstones they care about

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
More than 60 seniors capped off their experience at Grand Rapids Museum High with a year’s worth of study on issues they chose. Many drilled global issues down to a local and personal level...

It’s official: old Kensington school building will come down

Grand Rapids Alexis Stark
The Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to demolish the Kensington building at the May 15 meeting...

Working — and studying — for a living

All Districts Carol Lautenbach
A recent national news story about exploitation of children in West Michigan workplaces prompts new legislation and emphasizes the importance of school-issued work permits in ensuring student safety and well-being...
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