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Goodbye to Lecture-based Science

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

Wyoming Intermediate School teacher Janet Norman's sixth-grade students brainstormed during science class. They considered: What kind of packaging is strong enough for a drone...

‘Like Brothers and Sisters’

Byron Center Erin Albanese

High school senior Kamryn Jansen helped sophomore Chris Lippenga to screen print a previously tie-dyed T-shirt. On the front they printed “LINKS” and on...

‘A Model Program’ Says State Supe

Empowering Abilities Charles Honey

About halfway through a tour of Northview High School and its Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program, junior Bozena Sneller asked state Superintendent Brian...

‘If It Saves One Person’s Life’

Cedar Springs Charles Honey

Evan Kobayashi was an excellent student, a talented baseball player and a considerate classmate. The high school student was “a humble, fun-loving, gentle soul,”...

Students New to U.S. Struggle to Succeed, Overcome Stereotypes

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

For Union High seniors Sergio Diaz, Elida Deleon and Keyli Ventura-Valasquez, learning English was the key to everything else when it came to school....

Taking on a Tough Topic: Severe Stress in Students

Kent ISD School News Network

So many things in life can cause stress, including for teens and young people. School News Network reporter Charles Honey sees this first-hand. He...

“Am I in America, Really?” Refugee Students Leave Terror Behind, Look to Future

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

Gloria Tungabose's eyes flash as she tells of her father, killed in Burundi. Her mother's ethnicity was Tutsi and her father's was Hutu, and...

Student Braves ‘Train of Death’ to Come to U.S., Go to School

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

Kenia's story of her journey to the U.S. comes through the fuzzy lens of a child's memory. She's uncertain how long she traveled or...

Talking About Sexuality Is Rarely Easy

Empowering Abilities Linda Odette

There is a huge gap in what students with special needs know about human sexuality and what to do if they face a related...

Disable the Label

Empowering Abilities Morgan Jarema

Josh Vandyk has been called names by his peers. "Monster" is one that particularly hurt, he said. There have been others. And he's heard...

A New Kind of First Aid – for Student Mental Health

All Districts Erin Albanese

If a child has green snot coming from his nose, he might be taken to a doctor, right? asked Karyll Russell, Sparta Middle School...

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...

Muslim Teacher Hopes to Plant ‘Seed of Understanding’

Cedar Springs Charles Honey

The Monday after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, Sairah Ahmed went to teach her history classes at Cedar Springs High School with a heavy...

Community Members Sample New Standardized Tests

Issues in Education Erin Albanese

Parents, CEOs, journalists and community members stepped into the shoes of Michigan students recently taking a practice portion online of the new M-STEP assessment...

Student Group Explores Latest Assistive Technology

Empowering Abilities Morgan Jarema

Tony Bonofiglo was trying to be as helpful as possible to the woman sitting across from him. She was wearing a blue plastic band...

‘Everyone Struggles with Something’

Rockford Charles Honey

When it was bad, it was really bad, Jared Walejewski said. “I was so lonely,” the Rockford High School senior recalled of his depression as...

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