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Hackers Beware!

Kent ISD School News Network
A group of Kent Career Tech Center Information Technology students immersed in a cyberdefense competition willingly disclose their front-line mantra: To thwart a hacker,...

Schools Learn how to Guard Against Cyberattacks

Kent ISD School News Network
Schools can reduce the fallout of hackers’ cyberattacks by developing a two-prong plan that prevents their assaults and outlines what to do when information...

Gov. Praises Tech Center Programs, Encourages Students

Kent ISD Charles Honey
To make a device to help a girl with cerebral palsy open her locker was cool enough. To be able to demonstrate it to...

Schools Can’t do This Alone

How's School Today? Ron Koehler
Hillary Clinton said "It takes a village to raise a child." Education reformer Jamie Vollmer says "schools can't do this alone." Our community agrees. We contribute...

Advice to Educators: Take Your Tech in Sips, Not Gulps

Kent ISD School News Network
When it comes to researching new assistive technology strategies online, time-pressed educators often feel like they've been hit with a fire hose. A more...

ASD Conference to Offer Educators Hands-On Classroom Tools

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema
Sherry Egner wants the autistic student in her class this year to be as successful as possible. So do the other four members of...

Meet the Principal: Cary Stamas

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch
Cary Stamas is a nerd, he says, touting his degrees in physics and math as evidence. But he also loves to draw, read and scuba dive. No...

Retiring Mayor Heartwell Receives 2015 Education Advocacy Award

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema
An unwavering commitment to children, creating a family-friendly community and creating new opportunities for high school students were among the qualities cited by the...

Teachers in Industry Helps Educators Connect Students with Careers

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch
Will I ever use this information? The all-too familiar question asked by many students taking technical courses can stump some instructors, many of whom...

Hayley Lee: Student ‘On Fire’

Kent ISD Tom Rademacher
Before? Well, before, Hayley Lee was, by her own admission, a little sassy, too disrespectful, and variously disconnected -- unless you include some unsavory elements...

New State Schools Chief Aims to Put Michigan in Top Tier

Issues in Education Charles Honey
If Michigan is to become a top 10 education state within 10 years, its students need to spend less time taking tests and more...

Watch this Movie, Please.

How's School Today? Ron Koehler
One of the enduring principles of comedy is juxtaposition. Take, for example, this joke from actress Sara Silverman: "When I was 14, I started dating my...

Jump!

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema
Les Miner climbs a firmly anchored 25-foot high pole so he can stand atop a platform about the size of a dinner plate. Then...

Educators Say ‘Tireless Advocate’ for Education Deserving of Award

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
For the past 16 years, there has been a consistent face on the Kent ISD School Board. With quiet confidence and humility, those who...

One-of-a-Kind Technology Conference

Kent ISD School News Network
Where can you try out a specially designed stool for the classroom that lets kids get their wiggles out and stay seated at the...

Mass Shootings: One a Day in the USA

How's School Today? Ron Koehler
“Gun Free Zones are the problem. Let’s repeal them.” That’s the conclusion of Erich Pratt, communications director of the Gun Owners of America, in an...
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