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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...

‘I Want to Make a Difference’

Classrooms for All Charles Honey

Gregoria Nava drives down a narrow lane through an apple orchard to a small cluster of migrant worker cabins. She’s come here on a...

R.I.P. to Stereotypes of Low-income Students

Godwin Heights School News Network

They can’t learn like my other students. They’re too lazy to finish their homework. They’ll never go to college. They’ll live in poverty all their lives. When stereotypes...

Educators Urge State to Scrap ‘Flawed’ Performance Funding

Issues in Education Charles Honey

Rockford Public Schools could lose $80,000 in the coming school year because of a supposed decline in academic achievement. Problem is, officials don't know...

Beyond Teen Nation, Students Battle Bullying Every Day

Issues in Education Charles Honey

Walking down a hallway of Kenowa Hills High School, Karley Lynn Mead said not everyone sees the bullying that sometimes goes on in her...

Year-round School Calendars May Not Suit All Districts, Administrators Say

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Michigan students have gotten used to clearing out lockers during the first week of June with a long summer stretching lazily ahead. A post-Labor...

New Machines Aim to Reduce Injuries, Respond to Growing Concerns about Concussion

Issues in Education Charles Honey

Kenowa Hills sophomore Faith Swieringa carries a fingernail-size scar above her right eye. Lacrosse? Nope, cheerleading. She got it from being accidentally whacked during...

Students Suffer as Schools Struggle with Budget Shortages

Issues in Education Charles Honey

When Christie Ramsey's son Michael was in first grade in Rockford Public Schools, there were about 20 students in his class and a paraprofessional...

TV Security Report Prompts Corrected ‘Mistakes’

Issues in Education Charles Honey

Although a recent TV report revealed weaknesses in Rockford schools' security system, Superintendent Michael Shibler said he's not sorry he cooperated with the project. "I...

‘I Did That Too’: Child of Migrant Camps Helps Hispanic Students

Classrooms for All Charles Honey

Another day at Alpine Elementary is winding down when Sylvia Saucedo-DeVries looks up to see a young man come in the office. Miguel Vega,...

How Are Districts Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students?

Issues in Education Erin Albanese

Challenged with designing a structure to safely hold a raw egg when dropped from several feet above the floor, Oriole Park Elementary School third...

Helping Schools Prep for Online Testing

Issues in Education Linda Odette

Nearly $100 million in grant money is helping school districts across the state update their technology so students can take standardized tests like the...

Teachers and School Open Doors of Possibility to Migrant Children

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

Esteban and Maria Ordaz, parents of Kent City Elementary third- and fourth-grade sisters Romalda and Rufina, immigrated from Mexico 12 years ago. They spend...

Third-grade Reading Legislation Could Hold Back Thousands

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Brown Elementary School students discussed the actions of a boasting rabbit and patient tortoise in Gayle Corey’s third-grade class as they considered characters, setting,...

Superintendents Join Forces to Improve Regional Reading Scores

Byron Center Erin Albanese

West Michigan educators are taking a collaborative approach to boost third-grade student reading proficiency up to the 80 percent mark in five years. Superintendents are...

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