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We can be great friends, even with differences 

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Godfrey Elementary fourth-graders learn about inclusion, acceptance and showing kindness...

On his own since 12, refugee student sets his sights on college and career

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema
‘Education is the universal key to unlocking any door,’ says Myanmar native an...

Elementary reflections: ‘Everyone matters because they are special’

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
West Godwin students take a page from Christian Robinson’s book to reflect on their unique contributions to their school and community...

He’s a leader who is always learning

Student Leaders Morgan Jarema
Kent ISD’s interpreter program, now in its second year, is helping ESL students find purpose in their new country using gifts they honed in their native countries...

First-gen college grad gives credit to parents, K-12 years

Caledonia Alexis Stark
Amer Bektaš is the son of Bosnian refugees, a sports enthusiast and radio voice, and is months away from being the first generation in his family to graduate college...

Around the world in seven holidays

Classrooms for All Alexis Stark
Students celebrated holidays as diverse as the number of cultures and languages spoken at the school...

Local students respond to Oxford shootings: ‘This should not be normal’

Youth Mental Health Morgan Jarema
Area students share their thoughts in the wake of the latest U.S. school shooting, this time fewer than 200 miles away...

Learning opportunities for student social-emotional and mental-health support

All Districts Kirsten Myers, director of special education, Kent ISD
Special Education Director Kirsten Myers shared the following list of Kent ISD resources that was sent out to special-education and other administrators throughout Kent County following last week’s mass shooting at Oxford High School...

Positive behavior: that’s the ticket

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Through incentives such as tickets for good behavior, West Godwin is seeing good results from a positive-behavior intervention program...

Professor co-authors antiracism glossary

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese
The Antiracism Glossary for Education and Life includes 48 terms and how people have experienced them...

Area schools prepare for the arrival of Afghan refugees

Classrooms for All Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
More than 200 participants have attended Kent ISD programs designed to highlight ways to welcome students and their families...

Fitnesspalooza boosts minds, bodies, one another

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
A mental and physical wellness day in Cedar Springs taught sixth-graders how to cope with stress and advocate for their peers...

New curriculum helps students understand how emotions impact learning

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The district created a committee last year to review its social-emotional learning curriculum by defining a vision, considering why it is important and what the district hopes to achieve...

District begins multi-year effort to improve equity, scholar success

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese
A multi-year initiative, District Equity and Scholar Success Team, will work to embed equity practices into all areas of education...

Gunner, another counseling dog, joins Chillie as greeter, morale booster

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell
The Rockford Education Foundation recently welcomed Gunner the golden retriever to the high school counseling program as a counseling dog...

Pre-teach, teach, reteach

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Students learn through a “pre-teach and reteach model,” sometimes receiving instruction three different times as additional support...
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