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PNC Supports Families through Grant to Bright Beginnings

Kent ISD School News Network

The PNC Foundation has awarded Kent ISD's Bright Beginnings Program a grant that will help fund Parent Education home visitation for at risk families...

TedX Livestream Inspires Students

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

As teachers and students tuned in during a live broadcast, TedxGrandRapids speaker Roberto Rivera described a young Latino boy named Carlos who was labeled...

Sarah Waller: The Tech Center’s Iron Chef

Kent ISD Tom Rademacher

Let it be said here and now – OK, so written here and now – that the raspberry patch in my back yard cannot...

Education Advocate Says Schools Need Informed Communities

Kent ISD Linda Odette

People who work in public education are the problem with schools today. They have cushy jobs and get the summers off. If school systems...

Character Counts in Student Success, Researchers Say

Byron Center Charles Honey

When Dan Takens was an elementary school principal in Kentwood and Byron Center, he expected something basic from all his students: treat others the...

Area Schools Receive HEARTSafe Designation for Cardiac Preparedness

Cedar Springs Adrian Hirsch

Kent Transition Center, the Tech Center, and Cedar Springs public schools are among the 40 Michigan schools to recieve recognition for the new MI...

Educators Urge State to Scrap ‘Flawed’ Performance Funding

Issues in Education Charles Honey

Rockford Public Schools could lose $80,000 in the coming school year because of a supposed decline in academic achievement. Problem is, officials don't know...

Parents of Early Learners Visit Frederik Meijer Gardens for Free Screenings and Playtime

Kent ISD School News Network

Frederik Meijer Gardens flourished with families and their young children at the annual Laugh and Learn Family Event held Monday, May 19. The event...

Kent ISD Director of Career Readiness Receives National Award

Kent ISD School News Network

Kent ISD Director of Career Readiness Jarrad Grandy received the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathmatics) District Leader Award on April 25 for his leadership in...

Gates Millennium Scholarship Awarded to Tech Center Student

Kent ISD School News Network

Tech Center student India Stewart Dunning from Forest Hills Public Schools has been selected as one of the 1,000 Gates Millennium Scholars for the...

Beyond Teen Nation, Students Battle Bullying Every Day

Issues in Education Charles Honey

Walking down a hallway of Kenowa Hills High School, Karley Lynn Mead said not everyone sees the bullying that sometimes goes on in her...

Common Core Math Changes Focus to Real Life Scenarios

Kent ISD Linda Odette

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

Designing a New Future, One App at a Time

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Problem: Young people find downtown Grand Rapids boring and expensive. Solution: a smart-phone app that turns its stores and cultural attractions into a game...

The Refugee Educational Experience: Conference Helps Educators Understand Newcomers

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

About 600 refugees from war-torn countries across the globe settle in Kent and Ottawa counties every year, and about half are children. One of...

A Clean Sweep: Voters in Seven Kent Districts Approve Funding Requests

Caledonia School News Network

Tuesday was a good day for schools and students in Kent ISD, as voters approved tax proposals in all seven districts that requested them....

Six Kent ISD Districts Seek Funds for Buildings, Safety and Technology

Kent ISD Charles Honey

Responding to the needs of aging buildings, heightened security and fast-moving technology, one-third of the Kent ISD's 20 school districts will ask their voters...

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