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Happy birthday, Kent Career Tech Center!

Kent ISD Brett Atwood
School News Network captures the many options at the Tech Center, celebrating 50 years of leading students to career opportunities...
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Architect, baker, doctor, best pianist ever: these kids dream big

Kent ISD Brett Atwood
A video visit to an elementary classroom highlights how teachers help students imagine and realize their dreams...

Kent ISD REMC hosts holiday village contest

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
At Kent ISD, a holiday contest celebrated the many different departments that work together to support students and families...
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Kent Transition Center students make pies, learn life skills

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The annual sale gives students math and science practice, and experience in real-life work environments...

Area schools prepare for the arrival of Afghan refugees

Classrooms for All Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
More than 200 participants have attended Kent ISD programs designed to highlight ways to welcome students and their families...

Teaching the future teachers

Career Exploration Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
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

Kent City Morgan Jarema
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’

Multi Districts Phil de Haan
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

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
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

Career Exploration Erin Albanese
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

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema
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

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Eighteen new bus drivers recently received training in safety measures at Kent ISD...

Broadband network nears completion

Multi Districts Phil de Haan
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

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Districts align recommendations with state, CDC, to recommend but not require masking...

Student voice sought by area superintendents

All Districts Phil de Haan
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

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
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...
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