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‘Pack families’ build community and sense of belonging

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
What’s a pack family? This schoolwide initiative, launched this past year, not only encourages positive behavior at Century Park, but also builds community across grade levels.

Approved federal voucher program is scaled back version of original plan

All Districts Erin Albanese
The sweeping federal funding bill passed July 3 includes a school voucher program, but it's not as far reaching as originally planned.

Resolution Center hosts restorative practices training for educators

All Districts Erin Albanese
A training on restorative practices aims to equip educators with skills to use in the classroom.

After first year of teaching, ‘‘I feel like I could just keep going’  

All Districts Charles Honey
First-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson has no regrets about going into public-school teaching, calling it “the best job.”

Massive federal spending bill includes nationwide school voucher program

All Districts Erin Albanese
A first-of-its kind federal school voucher program would allow 100% tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.

Wood Tech students ready to go boarding with their own creations

Grandville Brett Atwood
From longboards to surfboards to snowboards, the projects Grandville’s Wood Tech students get to design and build in the Gone Boarding program are truly one of a kind.

Classroom to state council: Students step into leadership through SkillsUSA

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Four Kent Career Tech Center students are using their state officer roles to build confidence, gain career experience and inspire others. 

Education advocates grapple with potential closure of DOE

All Districts Riley Kelley
Parents and other education advocates talk about what the closure of the U.S. Department of Education would mean for Kent County and for public education as a whole.

‘Student involvement, teacher involvement – directly related’

All Districts Erin Albanese
How can teaching be a more attractive profession so students can learn better? High schoolers consider the question.

Multiracial Black Student Alliance celebrates ‘spreading culture and diversity’

Podcasts Charles Honey
City High Middle School’s Black Student Alliance celebrates Black culture all year long and encourages fellow students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds to do the same.  

Is AI helping you learn, or just making you lazier?

All Districts Charles Honey
Artificial intelligence, better known as AI, is now everywhere all the time. We ask our student roundtable: Is this entirely a good thing? 

Tech Center’s newest class makes the connection between marketing and design

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
With a large interest in its marketing program, the Tech Center is offering a new class that showcases the importance of design for a business.

Are you feeling the effects of political polarization at your school?

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell
Do high-schoolers feel today’s political tensions in their everyday lives? Is an underlying climate of divisiveness affecting their school experiences at all?

What’s in a name? Podcast explores nuances of America

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
America (the girl) sits down to talk about what makes America (the country) both beautiful and complicated.

Commentary: Are teachers really appreciated, or under ‘anti-woke’ attack?

All Districts Charles Honey
Teacher Appreciation Week should be a celebration of our children’s best instructors, but federal DEI ultimatums tied to funding are threatening their academic freedom and support for disadvantaged students.

High-schoolers: Do you feel safe at school?

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell
Do today’s high-schoolers feel safe in school? Is that possible in this era of regular headline-making acts of violence in school settings? 
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