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‘Line Up Straight, Try the Corndogs, Don’t Hurt People’s Feelings’

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Karie Uhl knows kindergarten is a time of big transition for children. Uhl, who just finished her fifth year teaching kindergarten at South Elementary...

New Group Gives More Parents a Voice

Forest Hills Charles Honey

As a mother with three children in public schools, Barbara McFall wants to support her children’s educational experience. But sometimes she senses a wall...

Skilled Trades Fair Offers New Opportunities

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Four days after Derek Mabie turned 18 he started working at Swoboda, a Kentwood-based automotive parts manufacturer. Since then, Mabie, a tool-room technician, has nearly...

Plant, Wait, Pollinate

Grandville Morgan Jarema

It's a small garden with the potential for enormous impact. And it's all organic, so that means worms and manure. But don't worry, says...

Part Silly Adult, Human Monkey Bar; All Kindergarten Teacher

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Gerald Neff sits on a kindergartner-size table at the front of his classroom on a recent morning and welcomes his class to a new...

Kenowa Vote Passes, Sparta and Grandville Also Approved

Grandville Charles Honey

Tuesday’s voter approval of a $55.24 million bond issue meant a lot to Ross Willick, not just as a principal but as the parent...

Three Districts Seek Community Support in May 3 Election

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Grandville Public Schools REQUEST: A 10-year renewal of the district's sinking fund millage, which funds repairs and maintenance of school facilities. COST: The 1.4 mill renewal...

Advice from Detroit Poets: Write What You Know

Grandville Morgan Jarema

When Deonte Osayande was a middle-schooler, he said, "I hated poetry. What did I know about gardens in England?" Then he realized he could use...

Robots Take Over Schools for State, World Qualifiers

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Four Kenowa Hills students surrounded a box of wires, wheels and pulleys they called Judy, making last-minute adjustments. They had spent six weeks putting...

May 3 Sinking Fund Renewal Sought

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Voters will be asked on May 3 whether to approve a 10-year renewal of the district's sinking fund millage, which funds repairs and maintenance...

Spring Grants Bring Visit from Rapper-Poet, Arts-related Activities

Grandville Morgan Jarema

A meditation and writing lesson from a West Michigan rapper-poet, physical education classes that integrate music and movement for special-needs students, and a machine...

Third-Grade Reading Bill? Ask Fourth-Graders

Grandville Morgan Jarema

A group of fourth-graders in Nathan Peltz's class at Cummings Elementary School planned to travel to Lansing today to discuss their opinions on the...

Teaching About Religions to Foster Understanding, Respect

Cedar Springs Charles Honey

As students walked into Craig Beach’s darkened classroom on a recent morning, they heard the song “Wild World” by the former Cat Stevens, now...

Parents, Teachers, Students Connect Over Breakfast & Books

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Parent Cafes at three Grandville elementary schools are once again proving popular. The periodic gatherings, held for six school years in either the morning or...

Ethics Questions Challenge Essay Contestants

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Jessica Schick and Samara Martin had different approaches to their entries in the annual Rotary Club of Grandville-Jenison oratory contest. Jessica chose to write about...

Poet, Rapper Teaches Sixth-Graders to Let the Words Flow

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Sixth-graders at East Elementary recently got to work with an award-winning wordsmith who writes music they can relate to. Before they learned his method...

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