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Schools Spend Big to Tighten Security: ‘We Live in a Different World’

Issues in Education Charles Honey
Lyza Hockemeyer says she generally feels pretty safe at Northview High School. But when she hears about bomb threats that have been made to...

Turning Around a Low-Performing School

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese
Arelis Diaz realized at a young age that it’s possible for a teacher to impact the life of a vulnerable student forever. In third grade,...

The Road to Success in a High-Poverty School: It’s All About Collaboration, Expectations

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese
 In Holly Vostad’s North Godwin Elementary School classroom, kindergarteners sat in circles on the rug, discussing what they planned to write about: A weekend...

Offering Help Where It’s Needed, School and Home

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
When Rosalba Cruz was facing eviction from her mobile home because she was behind on rent, her daughter Anahi noticed she was stressing out. The...

Nonprofit Helps Students Boost Test Scores, Confidence Through Free Private Tutoring

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Townline Elementary School fourth-grader Kadyn Toris has made huge gains in reading since he began receiving private tutoring at Streams of Hope. Since second grade,...

‘I’ll be Forever Grateful,’ Single Mom Says of Community’s Help

Cedar Springs Charles Honey
Flossie Bliss has a strong faith in God, but her faith in people has been renewed. The Cedar Springs single mother of four was astonished...

Girls vs. Boys in School: A Growing Gap

Issues in Education Charles Honey
While women have overtaken men in college-going rates and college degrees in recent decades, K-12 school girls have outperformed boys for nearly a century,...

Among Top 10 Grads, Girls Top Boys (Again)

Issues in Education Charles Honey
Soon after arriving at Harvard University this fall, Kanon Dean realized he was going to have to buckle down big-time in order to hack...

Migrant Students a Part of County’s Poverty Picture

Kent City School News Network
In Kent City Community Schools, where some 53 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, the usual problems of poverty persist. But...

Poverty Persists Out in the Country, Out of Sight

Cedar Springs Charles Honey
Nine-year-old Marisol is doing handstands and 16-year-old Rocio makes a peanut butter sandwich as their mother describes her dreams for them. “I want them to...

Beyond Reading and Writing: School Nurses Serve Main Point of Contact for Many Low-Income Students’ Medical Needs

All Districts Erin Albanese
Editor's Note: The Burden of Poverty: A Backpack of Heartache is a continuing series examining the problems poverty creates for students and their families, plus the schools...

Dental Team Saving Teeth, School Days, in Districts with High Need

All Districts Erin Albanese
Editor's Note: The Burden of Poverty: A Backpack of Heartache is a continuing series examining the problems poverty creates for students and their families, plus the schools...

The Price of Poverty: Students Struggle to Overcome Families’ Financial Hardships

All Districts Charles Honey
Editor’s note: This month, School News Network launches a continuing series on poverty in the schools and how it affects students’ learning. We will...

For Most Students, Achievement Reflects Income

Kent ISD Charles Honey
The higher the poverty, the lower the test scores. That’s the general story of academic achievement in Kent County public schools. Further, students’ economic hardships...

Student Describes Experiences, Obstacles of Living in Poverty

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
Lee High School senior Jordan Lovett headed to cross-country practice after her final class of the day. Along the way, she stopped to listen to...

Principal Stresses ‘Education Is the Road Out of Poverty’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
As a child growing up in inner-city Chicago, Kathryn Curry had friends who were at school one day and gone the next, after their...
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