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‘Your emotions matter’

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Students are learning that all emotions matter and that recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing and regulating them helps them and others...

Connecting through circles

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Kentwood’s approach to restorative practices is about equity, inclusion...

Kind, inclusive, encouraging

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark

Central Elementary students practice acceptance and kindness, and share the lessons around school...

Building community, one gumdrop at a time

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Students and their families in the Kent ISD Oral Deaf program build candy houses and community at a holiday event...

‘We can do this together’

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee

A new student-initiated mental health club at Thornapple-Kellogg High School is encouraging peers to be proactive about seeking help...

The school where high expectations are universal

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Consistency, relationships, focused instruction help boost student achievement, educators say...

Annual LINKS lunch serves pre-holiday staff meal

Byron Center Alexis Stark

LINKS students at Byron Center High sent their teachers off with full stomachs right before Thanksgiving break...

Visual learning helps ELL students build skills, boost comprehension

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

This Mill Creek Middle teacher builds empathy and patience by becoming ‘the other’ in foreign countries...

‘Unapologetically us’: students, teachers talk through ethnicity, race issues in inclusion effort

Kelloggsville Sean Bradley

Kelloggsville High School held panels showcasing student perspectives to inform faculty and staff on race and diversity issues....

Students build skills via community coffee cart

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Students from Lowell High School’s transition skills class practice vocational skills when they serve coffee, hot chocolate, snacks and more at Brody’s Be Mobile Café...

Books represent students in state’s most diverse district

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Educators in Kentwood Public Schools prioritize stocking library shelves with books featuring diverse characters and by diverse authors...

Equine therapy builds crucial skills for cognitively impaired students

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee

Students with cognitive impairments in Thornapple-Kellog schools develop skills on horseback...

District, literacy center helps parents learn English

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Learning English helps immigrant parents help their children in school...

Students showcase biculturalism during Hispanic Heritage Month

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Lessons all month focus on Hispanic culture, contributions...

Christmas in August wraps up

Classrooms for All Alexis Stark

After 15 years serving West Michigan schools, School Supplies Santa goes out the way it came in: providing teachers with school supplies for the new school year...

In America, opportunity cost is the lives of children

Issues in Education Erin Albanese

In the wake of yet another mass school shooting, the hopeful voices of second-graders offer a better vision of America...

‘Lean on your team’ says new middle-school leader

A passion & a career could come into alignment

Teaching the next generation an important trade

‘My goal for you is just to get better’

Creating art ‘in a way that works for them’

Basketball-inspired math board game is a slam dunk

First taste of theater begins with tea, treats & tiaras

Field trip to IT company a real-world experience

Creating art ‘in a way that works for them’

Braille & beyond: Students learn about navigating an unseen world

ASD classroom now serving your morning pick-me-up

New smartphone law a ‘win-win-win’ for students, teachers, families

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