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High-schoolers talk mental health with education leaders, legislators

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
What can schools do to support student mental health and make connections? Students shared their thoughts on how and why it’s so important to them.

He is demonstrating how important English is in business 

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
An opportunity to work as a substitute teacher led businessman David Jimenez to become one full-time.

Alum returns to inspire next generations

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The Kelloggsville community inspired 2018 graduate Brian Garcia-Palacios to reach for his dreams. Now he hopes to inspire the next, and the next. 

No cell phones in class? It’s a good thing, student and principal say

Podcasts School News Network
Five years after Forest Hills adopted a policy severely restricting cell-phone use during the school day, we talk to a student and principal about how that’s working out.

Horses help students break through barriers, build confidence

Kelloggsville Brett Atwood
A horse therapy program is making a big difference for students at 54th Street Academy. 

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell
U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more. 

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

All Districts Riley Kelley
Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

Event designed to build self-confidence with free hairstyling

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Free haircuts and braids at a district celebration event are helping students feel good about themselves, according to organizers.

‘Friendly’ event brings together four high school bands

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Godwin Heights, Kelloggsville, Lee and Wyoming high school bands performed for one another to help bring the local band community together.

U.S. Education Secretary: ‘We gotta fight for our educators’ 

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a roundtable discussion on public service loan forgiveness with local educators.

Four Wyoming-area high school bands set to perform 

Godfrey-Lee Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Kelloggsville, Godwin Heights, Wyoming and Godfrey-Lee bands will take to the field together for a community performance on Sept. 14.

First-year teacher wants students to know ‘You can have fun while learning’

Podcasts School News Network
In this episode of Study Hall, first-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson discusses why she chose teaching at a time new teachers are badly needed.

Why do most schools start before Labor Day? Several reasons

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Middle college programs are the main reason Kent ISD seeks a post-Labor Day waiver for all local school districts. But there are others.

Through music, campers learn to be fully themselves

Multi Districts Alexis Stark
Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities’ 11th annual Girls Rock Grand Rapids camp brought students together to make music and build relationships. 

Bus drivers role-play safety, security events

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.

Voters say ‘yes’ to library, early childhood millage requests

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Both the Kent District Library and the Ready by Five early childhood millage requests had huge support at the polls. 
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