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Sylvia James fills opening on Kent ISD School Board

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Kent ISD’s School Board appointed Sylvia James to its five-member board after long-time member Bill Joseph retires...

‘All of their stories come together’

Places of Refuge Erin Albanese
In a school district that is home to many not born in the U.S., seventh graders dive deep into learning about and welcoming newcomers from all over the world...

Musicians take on anything but classical

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Forty-four students become immersed each morning in music styles ranging from bluegrass to alternative rock in the Anything But Classical Orchestra...

A and B student strives for success, from a motel room

Homeless, with Homework Erin Albanese
A homeless Kent County teen talks about stressors, family, schoolwork and life in a motel...

Choose to Include event brings together athletes of all abilities

Kentwood Phil de Haan
The word of the day was fun...

They got the moves like coders

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Hundreds of district students took part in the national Hour of Code...

Shooting for a greener school

Kentwood Erin Albanese
They used design thinking to come up with solutions to make the school more environmentally friendly...

Reality 101

Kentwood Erin Albanese
In East Kentwood High School’s personal finance class, students quickly learned what grown-up expenses take bites out of income...

Middle Schoolers help build, design underwater robot

Kentwood Erin Albanese
It will play a significant role in a year-long environmental study of Buck Creek and its levels of pollutants...

Kaleidoscope of cultures

Kentwood Erin Albanese
‘...It is of paramount importance that the community understands their stories,’ said a student organizer of the inaugural event at the school...

Living in cars, campers, motels and ‘doubled-up,’ homeless students struggle to succeed

Homeless, with Homework Erin Albanese
Schools -- urban, suburban and rural -- are seeing increased numbers of homeless students and fewer options for housing because of high rents and scarce vacancies...

Blessed by Brookelyn supports GRPS elementary school athletics

Grand Rapids Phil de Haan
When Tonya Elias lost her daughter in a tragic accident five years ago, she decided to start a nonprofit in Brookelyn’s name, using the life insurance money received after her death...

Blog competition leads to tall tales, descriptive writing

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Each Friday teacher Todd Jongekrijg gives his fourth graders a topic for a weekly blog competition. They publish their blogs and comment on each other’s for points...

Remembering their sacrifice

Multi Districts Cris Greer
With cards, visits, songs and poems, students took time on Veterans Day to honor those who have served...

‘It feels important’

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Another benefit has been increased parental involvement. After parents watched the Tiger Talk segment about reading night, attendance doubled over last year’s event...

Learning under the trees

Forest Hills Phil de Haan
Local teachers who are mentoring the next generation of environmental stewards are benefiting from Groundswell's monthly programming...
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