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What would closing U.S. Dept. of Education mean for special education in Kent County?

Podcasts Charles Honey

President Trump has vowed to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. What’s at risk for special-education programs locally if this happens?

New principal excited about supporting MySchool@Kent students

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Jared Herron is the new principal at MySchool@Kent, eager to lead in a newly renovated space.

Oral Deaf Program marks 125-year legacy of support & success

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Early screenings and technology has helped students in Kent ISD’s Oral Deaf Program make the transition to their home schools sooner.

Professor to join Grandville board after ISD decision

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

GVSU professor Amy Campbell will be the next member of the Grandville Public Schools Board of Education after a unanimous vote by the Kent ISD School Board Monday evening.

KSSN executive director named to national board

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Keenan King was recently named to the board of directors for the Institute for Educational Leadership.

Kent ISD School Board to select Grandville board member

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

After the Grandville Board of Education was unable to fill a vacant seat within 30 days, the decision has moved to the intermediate school district.

Growth continues in free-to-all preschool program

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

The Great Start Readiness Program continues to add classrooms in anticipation of future growth.

State official ‘very concerned’ about possible threats to education funding

All Districts Riley Kelley

Rep. Carol Glanville talked with constituents about education budget issues while visiting Kent District Library’s Grandville branch.

‘It looks like play, but it’s all purposeful’

Sparta Riley Kelley

Bright Beginnings playgroups help prepare young learners for the classroom.

Ninth-grade soprano has big dreams of Broadway

Cedar Springs School News Network

Freshman Morgan Marshall explains her love for acting and how she and Jo March are very similar people.

A career in auto repair? For some students, it starts in high school

Podcasts Charles Honey

A Grandville High School teacher and student discuss the “motor skills” learned and career options opened by classes in automotive maintenance as well as in other career and technical education programs.