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Bus drivers work as daytime cleaners during pandemic

Wyoming Erin Albanese

It’s also a plus to have familiar faces around school...

‘These kids just really want to be singing’

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

Determined to bring back choir in a safe manner, this teacher made changes to her classes based on the latest scientific research and best practices by fellow teachers...

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Teaching from a distance: ‘they have to learn to be patient’

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Lana Tran, a 26-year district teacher, is in her regular classroom this year, but behind a locked door. Her 18 students are at home, their parents having chosen distance learning...

‘Ner-cited’ to be back in person

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

After spending the first couple weeks in virtual school, fifth-grader Jakiyah Johnson said she knew as she entered through the doors of North Godwin Elementary on Sept. 14 that this year was going to be great...

Dental programs return to in-person learning

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

Like many students facing a new reality for courses, Alayna Helmer was stressed out when the lab and clinic portions of Grand Rapids Community College’s dental programs shut down last March to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus...

Districts hit with enrollment losses amid pandemic

All Districts Charles Honey

While a few Kent County districts gained students on the annual fall count day, most saw enrollment drops ranging from a few dozen to 100- and 200-plus students...

Foundation funds math curriculum, mental health coordinator

Caledonia Alexis Stark

The Caledonia Education Foundation recently awarded the district a $75,000 grant to pay for a new math curriculum and to free up dollars to add a new position to serve students’ mental, social and emotional health needs...

Homecoming, modified

School 2.0 Janice Holst

The coronavirus pandemic has forced school districts to make changes to the ways they celebrate some annual traditions...

COVID-19 cases prompt two-week closing of middle school

Lowell Charles Honey

Lowell Middle School has been closed for two weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, moving to online instruction...

CARES funding helps schools meet COVID-related costs

School 2.0 Phil de Haan

Across Kent County, schools are benefitting from an infusion of funds thanks to $2 million from the Kent County Board of Commissioners via the Kent County CARES Act School Grant Program...

For school business officers, an ‘incredibly frenzied’ year

Multi Districts Phil de Haan

Being a school district business manager is a big job in the best of times. But doing the job during COVID-19? A challenge to say the least...

Masking up for all-sports golf and beyond

Northview Morgan Jarema

Gym is a challenging class to teach during a pandemic. But teachers are finding creative ways to get heart rates up while playing by the rules...

‘I want it to look happy’

Wyoming Erin Albanese

With help from generous donors, elementary teachers worked to make welcoming, kid-friendly space while following the rules of social distancing and sanitation...

‘We are here to help’

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

The tri-colored posters along the walls of the Kent Career Tech Center offer a simple reminder to students who walk the facility’s halls: 'We are here to help'...

Districts ponder how to keep students learning, engaged

School 2.0 Erin Albanese

Teachers are challenged to keep their style of instruction intact with students who are socially distanced and, often, not in the building at all...

New online academy looks to provide paced learning, support

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark

Approximately 25 percent of Kenowa Hills students -- about 300 -- opted for virtual learning to start the year...

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