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At a crossroads? School helps students see future options

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Welding? Nursing? Cosmetology? Crossroads High School has students exploring careers and earning certifications, and the state has taken note.

Can you balance without tails and claws? Third-graders find out

Kentwood Erin Albanese
After observation on the school yard, students put what they learned about how squirrels balance to the test.

Kent ISD close to doubling enrollment in career & technical education

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
By expanding career and technical education opportunities, Kent ISD is making significant progress toward its goal of enrolling 10,000 students in career programs.

Swimmer headed overseas for world competition

Kentwood Erin Albanese
East Kentwood swimmer Gus Perton is competing at a world-class level in Portugal in November.

Trio of district schools honored for reading scores

Kentwood Erin Albanese
What’s working in reading instruction at schools with higher-than-expected achievement? Educators share their thoughts.

Award-winning teacher: ‘It’s an honor to be part of their journey’

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Second-grade teacher honored with high-impact educator award shares her thoughts on cultivating the teaching craft.

Students sleuth their way through text to solve crime

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Do the clues add up? Students are tasked with analyzing text to solve a simulated crime.

‘A flashpoint for everything’: Teaching 9/11, 25 years later

Multi Districts Beth Heinen Bell
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks, teachers are tasked with teaching modern American history to a generation of students born post-9/11.

New policy brings consistency to 6-12 grading

Kentwood Erin Albanese
What does a grade really mean? Kentwood Public Schools is making sure the answer is clear.

School safety officers sharpen de-escalation skills ahead of new school year

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A four-day training gave local school safety officers hands-on experience with de-escalation, mental health and response protocols. 

It takes a community to send students back to school with confidence 

Multi Districts Alexis Stark
A long-standing partnership between Kent School Services Network and Heart of West Michigan United Way helps to get new school supplies in the hands of students and teachers who need it most.

Starting a new school year on the right foot, in the right shoes

All Districts Alexis Stark
Grand Rapids nonprofit In The Image celebrated the 30th anniversary of its SHOES program by fitting more than 4,000 students with new back-to-school shoes. 

Young filmmakers capture the story and legacy of West Michigan nonprofit leaders

Multi Districts Alexis Stark
High school students and budding creatives collaborated with local film industry professionals to produce a documentary highlighting nonprofit leaders.

District leaders: state changes to school funding will help meet needs for all students

All Districts Erin Albanese
Local education leaders are lauding two big changes in the state education budget.

Building skills that last, from STEM into everything else

All Districts Erin Albanese
With work readiness on the decline, educators are looking at how to best teach in a rapidly advancing world and zeroing in on the interpersonal skills employers want the most.

Staff weighs in on plans for ‘the school of our dreams’

Kentwood Erin Albanese
If you could design the school of your dreams, what would it look like? Valleywood Middle School staff shared their thoughts with the firm GMB.
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