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In class, online, both? Parents, students wrestle with choices

Back to School 2.0 Karen Gentry

Students, parents, teachers and others share their feelings about the start of this school year...

Lowell Area Schools taking a hybrid approach to fall

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

Interim Superintendent Nate Fowler is overseeing a complex return-to-school plan involving both online and hybrid in-person options...

Sinking fund renewed, funds facility improvement

Lowell Erin Albanese

Voters approved the renewal of a building and site sinking fund Tuesday, with unofficial results tallying 3,264 yes and 2,065 no votes...

Two local districts ask voters to approve funding proposals

Multi Districts Charles Honey

The Cedar Springs and Lowell school districts are going to voters Aug. 4 with proposals to improve buildings, grounds and educational technology...

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In the words of 2020 graduates

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Lowell High School English teacher Heidi Kolp gives her class the chance to take a crack at crafting a commencement address...

School 2.0: tips from the pros

School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

As K-12 districts roll out their Continuity of Learning Plans this week, and students across Kent ISD and beyond make the transition to online learning as a primary means for most, those who have been doing it for a while have some advice...

Trail cleanup, chicken hatching & the importance of keeping routines

School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

Counselor RJ Boudro connects with students via social media while relishing time at home with his wife and children...

For seniors, a memorable finale cut short

School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

Area high school seniors talk about their worries, and offer valuable perspective to their peers and others on the statewide school closure...

Looping through layers of sound with a cool new pedal

State of the Arts Morgan Jarema

A looper pedal and related equipment for the high school orchestras were purchased through a grant from the Lowell Education Foundation...

Bonus mini-grant funding means twice the boost for classrooms

Lowell Morgan Jarema

The number and quality of Lowell Education Foundation grant requests typically mean just one round of giving...

Learning to get MAD about winter survival

Lowell Morgan Jarema

The visit made by all district third graders is aligned with the science curriculum...

Eighth grade bridges falling down

Lowell Morgan Jarema

It’s a STEM project that’s designed to fail, the teacher explained...

What’s in a name? Third graders learn at museum

Lowell Morgan Jarema

All district third graders spend two days at the museum to wrap up the Michigan unit of the social studies curriculum...

To Australia with love

Multi Districts Morgan Jarema

Area students are spearheading fundraisers to support those affected by bushfires in Australia that have been burning for months...

La práctica hace mejor!

Lowell Morgan Jarema

English-Spanish conversations with overseas peers are connecting a teacher and her students with her sabbatical classroom...

I’ll trade you Tecumseh for James Madison

Lowell Morgan Jarema

The trading cards made by eighth graders in Lowell Middle School teacher Darla Palmer’s social studies class might not fit the traditional 'fun to collect' mold, but they do illustrate their understanding of a pivotal point in U.S. history...

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