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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...

Kent County Students Unite to Spread Anti-Drug Message

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

For an anti-drug campaign to have an impact at her school, Rockford Freshman Center student Ally Faulkner told classmates that it must be interactive...

KCTC Student Sierra Races toward Dream Career

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

What started with racing her go karts and snowmobiles has turned into a full time dream come true for Sierra Lantz, a student in...

What’s the Problem with Math? Series to Show Kent Teachers Seeking Answers

Godwin Heights Charles Honey

Editor's note: Teachers have strived for years to improve the math performance of American students, who consistently test below the average of other developed...

Tech Center Students Strut Their Stuff at Home & Garden Show

Kent ISD School News Network

The West Michigan Home & Garden Show at Devos Place opened on a cold, clear Thursday. Inside was a much warmer welcome – spring...

Student-Designed Robots Face Off In District Match

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Huge blue and red medicine balls flew through goals, catapulted by quick-moving robots scuttling around the floor. The crowd cheered as high school robotics...

Uniserv Director Served County with Integrity, Humor, Honesty

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Henry William "Bill" Dungey, Jr. was a lifelong advocate for justice, a champion of causes, and a towering presence who evoked warmth and kindness...

Press Conference Launches Reading Now Network Initiative

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

West Michigan instructional leaders will soon begin visiting schools, talking to principals and teachers to answer a critical question: "What strategies work best in...

Students, Teachers to Converge for Annual Livestream for Education

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

For Linda Olejnik, attending her first Livestream for Education was like getting "a creative shot in the arm for teaching" in her American literature...

Students Suffer as Schools Struggle with Budget Shortages

Issues in Education Charles Honey

When Christie Ramsey's son Michael was in first grade in Rockford Public Schools, there were about 20 students in his class and a paraprofessional...

LEAP Conference Helps Parents of Special Needs Children

Kent ISD School News Network

The halls of Kent ISD's Educational Service Center bustled on a Saturday morning with parents of special needs children seeking resources, ideas and expertise. The...

Students Face New Challenges at Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee

Kent ISD School News Network

The Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee recently held at the Gerald R. Ford Museum was kicked off as one of the largest "bees" in...

Message to Latino Youth: Dream Big

Kent ISD Charles Honey

For as long as she can remember, Allison Arnold has been able to rely on the Latino Youth Conference for encouragement and support. The...

Schools and Business Align to Build Talent and the Economy

Kent ISD Charles Honey

As someone who has long worked in politics, education and business, Kevin Stotts knows the schools of West Michigan pretty well. And he's convinced...

Junior ROTC Alive and Well at Innovation Central

Grand Rapids School News Network

Innovation Central High School is known for its Center of Innovation programs, but a new program, The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program,...

Student Competitors Put Skills to the Test

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

Cakes were baking and hammers were swinging at the Skills USA regionals recently hosted at Kent Career Tech Center, where 400 students from across...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent County, which enroll more than 90,000 students. Founded in 2013, we are an editorially independent news site funded by Kent ISD, local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and photojournalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues that enhance or discourage student success, and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

Second-grade teacher: literacy is a civil right

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Love of programming is in the code

Book battle promotes literacy, teamwork

Future health care pros sample multiple career focuses

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