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Area schools prepare for the arrival of Afghan refugees
More than 200 participants have attended Kent ISD programs designed to highlight ways to welcome students and their families...
Teaching the future teachers
Kent Career Tech Center students get hands-on teaching experience as part of the new Teacher Academy program...
CTE changed his life – he wants more students to benefit
He went to Washington D.C. to plead the case to lawmakers for more career and technical ed program funding...
Kent ISD program ‘feeds my teacher soul’
Area teachers are taking part in a cohort model of professional development, and are returning to the classroom fired up...
Connecting both ends of the talent pipeline
In his new position, Ryan Graham will spread the word to students and businesses about the possibilities offered through Kent ISD’s secondary education programs...
IT, culinary arts launching as middle-college options
The Kent ISD middle-college program, Launch U, is offering two new programs, IT and culinary arts, as pathways to earn GRCC college credits...
Business-minded man meets sweetheart, turns to education
Joe Lienesch and Gerry Verwey are the new principals at Kent Career Tech Center, and at Kent Innovation High and MySchool@Kent, respectively...
Safety comes first for new bus drivers
Eighteen new bus drivers recently received training in safety measures at Kent ISD...
Broadband network nears completion
The $4.4 million price tag for some 120 miles of fiber is covered by the ISD’s General Capital Projects Fund...
Masks are recommended, not required for students this fall
Districts align recommendations with state, CDC, to recommend but not require masking...
Student voice sought by area superintendents
Local districts will survey students next school year on key topics to hear and learn from the voice of students...
Launch U’s first graduating class celebrates success, savings
Students split their days between their home high school and GRCC. After high school, they spend a tuition-free year earning a general associate degree or one in mechanical design and starting this year, IT...
Center Programs graduates complete journey ‘from kindergarten to here’
Graduates of Kent ISD’s Center Programs recently celebrated the completion of their school careers with a festive ceremony...
Hybrid high school graduates largest class
MySchool@Kent had its largest graduating class to date this school year, due in part to the coronavirus pandemic, administrators say...
Getting resources to classrooms: the critical importance of the state school aid budget process
The support from the federal government represents a rare, one-time allocation of funds to aid pandemic recovery. Long-term progress requires continued, annual advocacy at the state level around the School Aid Budget...
Building their English in hopes of helping others
A new Kent ISD Adult Education program helps fill a need for interpreters while providing a career path for students...
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