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‘It’s more than just me’

Homeless, with Homework Erin Albanese
He couch-surfed as a homeless teen. Now Ja-Quari Moore-Bass works with other youth to help create a blueprint for housing that combines shelter with mentorship and a plan for success...

‘I would love to have a house that I own where my kids could play outside’

Homeless, with Homework Erin Albanese
Local coalition’s research shows one in seven African American children in Kent County were in the homeless system in 2018...

On being an empathetic ear

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
Ben Sorota read a School News Network article about a group at another school, which led him to start a group of his own...

Living in cars, campers, motels and ‘doubled-up,’ homeless students struggle to succeed

Homeless, with Homework Erin Albanese
Schools -- urban, suburban and rural -- are seeing increased numbers of homeless students and fewer options for housing because of high rents and scarce vacancies...

‘We didn’t notice they’re gone’

Homeless, with Homework Charles Honey
A West Side resident with two children in Grand Rapids Public Schools, Jim Davis worries about the families who can’t afford to live in that booming area and the impact on schools...

Michigan’s New ‘Read by Grade 3’ Law: A Guide for Parents

All Districts Sunil Joy, research data analyst for Kent ISD
Parents helping their younger children transition into the regular routine of daily school attendance will find a new focus on reading as their schools and their teachers prepare students for Michigan’s new law requiring demonstrated reading competency to move from the third to fourth grade...

Engagement: The Most Important Measure of Student Success

How's School Today? Ron Koehler
Polls find that students’ engagement in their school work declines as they ascend the grades. Tests that don’t relate to their real-life experiences exacerbate the problem...

Onsite clinicians expand mental health services at middle schools

Youth Mental Health Erin Albanese
Principals and nurses are reporting that students are talking about more anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and stressful situations at home...

Michigan’s New ‘Read by Grade 3’ Law: A Guide for Parents

All Districts Sunil Joy, research data analyst for Kent ISD
Parents helping their younger children transition into the regular routine of daily school attendance will find a new focus on reading as their schools and their teachers prepare students for Michigan’s new law requiring demonstrated reading competency to move from the third to fourth grade...

Kent ISD focused on improving outcomes for center-based special education students

Kent ISD James Harger
Now that Kent ISD has completed its takeover of nine center-based special education programs, Director Paul Dymowski says it’s time to focus on improving outcomes for the nearly 1,400 students enrolled in the programs...

Governor talks grit with second-graders, budget with media

Issues in Education Erin Albanese
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited second-graders at Meadowlawn Elementary to talk about what it’s like to have her job. She also weighed in on state issues with the media...

Two programs become one, to help infants and toddlers

Special Education James Harger
The Ken-O-Sha Home Community program will fit hand-in-glove with Kent ISD’s Early On program when Grand Rapids Public Schools transfers its special education center programs to Kent ISD this summer, leaders say. Both programs serve children with impairments from birth to 3 years old...

Overcoming homelessness to get her degree, she’s ready to help others

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese
Jordan Lovett, once homeless, graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor’s degree in social work. She is eager to advocate for others facing similar struggles to her own...

Students learn skills the fun way: making music

Lowell Morgan Jarema
A group of Alto Elementary students took part in 10 one-hour sessions with a music therapist at the Franciscan Life Process Center, thanks to a grant from the Lowell Education Foundation...

Pine Grove Learning Center offers profoundly challenged students an opportunity to learn

Special Education James Harger
The Pine Grove Learning Center is where 103 of the most challenged special education students and their families in Southwest Kent County find unconditional acceptance. They also find an opportunity to learn and grow despite their physical and learning disabilities...

Students progress despite their impairments at Pine Grove Learning Center

All Districts James Harger
Teachers at the Pine Grove Learning Center take the long approach as they work with severely impaired students who attend the center-based program, which will transition from Grand Rapids Public Schools to Kent ISD this summer...
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