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Workshop offers students with special needs a day of fun and learning

Kent ISD James Harger
Nearly 300 students from Kent, Ionia and Montcalm counties gathered at the Building Healthy Relationships conference sponsored by a grant aimed at promoting positive behavior among at-risk youth...

Alpine Elementary leans on KSSN to improve attendance and academic gains

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Alpine Elementary shows off its Kent School Services Network program to 50 visiting community school directors. KSSN provides the basics for children and families such as clothes, food, money and relationships...

Final comments taken in K-12 Social Studies Standards debate

All Districts Cris Greer
Local students and educators weighed in on on proposed Michigan K-12 Social Studies Standards recently, adding their voices to five years of contentious debate...

Documentary focuses on anxiety, related issues

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
A film and conversation about raising awareness around anxiety will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at Kent Career Tech Center, 1655 E. Beltline Ave. SE...

Kent ISD program helps launch aviation careers for high schoolers

Kent ISD James Harger
High school students who attend the aviation programs at the Kent Career Tech Center get a head start on their aviation careers by learning the fundamentals of aircraft maintenance and electronics...

Educators say it’s urgent to bring more teachers of color into the pipeline

Issues in Education Erin Albanese
More than 100 educators gathered at Kent ISD to address the need to recruit, hire and retain teachers of color to serve a growingly diverse population of students...

New Kent ISD special education director brings a family tradition to job

Kent ISD James Harger
Kirsten Myers, the new director of special education for Kent ISD, comes from a rich family tradition of educators. She was recently hired to replace Laurie VanderPloeg, who was appointed last October to be director of the Office of Special Education in the U.S. Department of Education...

New welding lab for high school students is a ‘big deal’

Kent ISD James Harger
The new lab will be used for a two-year high school program scheduled to begin in the fall of 2019. Experts estimate more than 400,000 welding jobs will need to be filled by 2025...

A limp can’t slow this high-achieving fighter who helps others

Reading & Writing with Rademacher Tom Rademacher
Lauren Hudson, the most recent student recipient of the YWCA West Central Michigan’s Tribute Award, overcame the painful effects of a rare hip disease to do great work in school and for others...

Superintendent Association committee zeros in on equity to improve gaps in education

All Districts Erin Albanese
A seven-member committee of local educators is working to address disparities in education that exist along along racial and socioeconomic lines. The group meets monthly with the goal of building awareness and working toward change...

Who needs March Madness when the Spelling Bee is a nail-biter?

Kent ISD Cris Greer
EGR eighth grader Jack Lado won his second-straight Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee, earning him another trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. ...

Director of Kent ISD’s new center-based program is on a hiring spree

Kent ISD James Harger
Kent ISD’s new director of center programs says hiring is well under way for the nine center-based special education programs being transferred to the ISD from Grand Rapids Public Schools...

‘You’re so far ahead of everyone else’ – Tech Center HVAC grads find challenging, lucrative careers

Kent ISD James Harger
'That (HVAC) program just had a huge impact on my whole entire life,' says Dan Flores, now a successful sales engineer and HVAC industry leader in Chicago...

Bomb-defusing robot gets tweaked at Tech Center mechatronics lab

Kent ISD James Harger
Students in the Kent Career Tech Center’s mechatronics lab are modifying a bomb defusing robot that’s on loan from the Kent County Sheriff’s Department...

Equity coach researches bias in school discipline to reduce racial disparities

Issues in Education James Harger
Not all disciplinary actions are handed out evenly in Michigan schools and it’s affecting how kids are learning. The Michigan Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative is researching how to help school districts mete out their disciplinary practices more equitably...

Sweet salute: Students create gingerbread home for veterans

Kent ISD Brett Atwood
Kent Career Tech Center Hospitality students put their skills to the test, designing a sugary, candy-clad gingerbread house as a gift for Grand Rapids Home for Veterans residents....
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