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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...

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...

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...

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...
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