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Can teachers be trained to handle guns in crisis? Not likely, police vets say

All Districts Charles Honey

Former Grand Rapids Police Sgt. Larry Johnson knows the lightning-quick thinking and split-second actions required to handle an active-shooter situation

Superintendents Respond to Yet Another Mass Shooting

All Districts Charles Honey

In the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting in a Florida high school, School News Network asked local superintendents what their schools have done to protect against the possibility of a mass shooting; and what else needs to be done to reduce the incidence of such horrific violence

Students Go for the Green in Social Learning

Caledonia Erin Albanese

It's easy being green. But blue, yellow and red? That's another matter. Special education students are learning to express how they feel and to identify...

‘If I Can Do it, You Can Do It’

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Dressed in red, resemblant of flaming hot sauce, Bowen Elementary fifth-grader Yoe Shi Yar played David Tran, a Vietnamese immigrant who founded Huy Fong...

Statewide Study Shows True Cost of Educating a Child

All Districts Erin Albanese

What’s the actual annual baseline cost of educating a student to proficiency in Michigan? At minimum, nearly $2,000 more than we’re spending now, according...

Foundation Commits $90k to Teen Mental Health

Rockford Charles Honey

With problems of teen anxiety, depression and suicide on the rise, the Rockford Education Foundation decided it was time to step up its efforts...

Signing for Children Opens ‘Window to Information’

Northview Charles Honey

Early on a Monday morning, Kari Chapin’s kindergartners sit on the floor as she leads them through lively exercises -- singing the days of...

Typical Teen Stuff or Serious Mental Health Issue?

Youth Mental Health Jaye Beeler

For a while now, high school English teacher Sheri Gilreath-Watts has been teaching from Judith Guest's novel "Ordinary People," about a suicidal boy home...

Districts Scramble to Find Bus Drivers

All Districts Erin Albanese

Area schools are experiencing the nationwide shortage of bus drivers, putting transportation departments in a pinch to get students on the bus in the morning and back home after the final bell at a reasonable time.

‘The Goal is to Keep Them Reading’

Classrooms for All Janice Holst

Second-graders Leonel Santiago and Carlos Saldana hit an exciting benchmark this fall: They started reading their first chapter books. Besides helping them learn the important...

Got Breakfast?

All Districts Erin Albanese

Just after the morning school bell rings, West Kelloggsville Elementary School teacher Joy Howard calls up her kindergartners one-by-one to hand them breakfast. They...

‘Communities are Going to See Repercussions’

All Districts Charles Honey

In the library of Harrison Park School, Ryan Rose read aloud from a book about African animals as a dozen students listened expectantly. “We all...

Grant Brings Sex Ed Instruction to Students with Special Needs

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Eighth-grader Bryan Galvez aptly summarized the consequences of healthy versus risky decisions when it comes to teens and sex. “Would you rather have a...

Report: Are We Caring for Our Children? Not Well Enough

All Districts Charles Honey

When Carol Paine-McGovern sees child poverty continuing to rise in Kent County, she takes some comfort in the work local schools and their communities...

‘The Culture Has Changed’

Issues in Education School News Network

After being placed on a list of low-achieving schools in 2010, the district's high school swung into action. Now, some of its practices are...

Signs of Understanding

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Senior Nathan Ketchpaw uses sign language with big motions –– wide arms, a broad grin. His favorite sign? "Lion," he demonstrates, running his hand...

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