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Multi Districts Dianne Carroll Burdick

Students from across Kent County presented on a showcase of topics at Grand Rapids Public Museum...

Compact branches pop up outside district elementary schools

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

A group of GRCC honors students made it their mission to bring little lending libraries to Zinser, Alpine and Central elementaries...

Voters approve bond proposals, millage renewals in six Kent ISD districts

Multi Districts Beth Heinen Bell

Tuesday’s Election Day turned out to be a good day for education in Kent County, with voters passing bond issues, sinking funds and/or operating millages in all six districts with ballot proposals...

Bond proposals, millage renewals up for vote in six districts

Multi Districts Beth Heinen Bell

Voters in Caledonia, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kelloggsville and Northview school districts will see school-related proposals at the polls on Tuesday. Learn more about what’s on your ballot...

An urgent need to change the education landscape

Forest Hills Erin Albanese

Education needs to reflect the innovative world students are living in and prioritize engagement and real learning, says education reform advocate Ted Dintersmith...

Districts request more time to spend federal funds

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Extending the deadline would allow more time for the job market to open up, and for districts to pump resources into educator pipeline development, said one superintendent...

Next stop, Worlds!

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee

Area schools advance to global competition of creativity and problem-solving...

‘Not an ordinary man’: Students march in honor of Cesar Chavez

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Students and educators marched along Cesar Chavez Avenue to honor the champion of farm workers, celebrate heritage...

What’s behind the term ‘scholar’? Educators discuss why they’re using it

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Two districts have begun referring to students as “scholars.” There are reasons behind the shift. Students … er, scholars, have mixed feelings...

Opportunities + confidence = preparation

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Lee High School’s first GEAR UP cohort readies to take the next step...

Key to PBIS: it’s reinforced everywhere

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Students across the county know school-wide expectations, and districts say that helps them focus on academics...

Area high school marching bands place well at state finals

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee

Kent County schools marching bands took to the field and ended the season on a high note...

Voters in three districts approve tax requests

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee

Voters in Rockford, Lowell and Forest Hills on Tuesday, Nov. 8 approved millage requests for school operating funds and community recreation...

Districts add staff, increase compensation thanks to ‘historic’ funding increase

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Raises, programs, added staff are planned due to increased education dollars...

School starts with high hopes, imaginative art and a new building

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Kent County students return to classes this week...

Have fun, learn a lot and don’t eat the paste

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Hear from parents of kindergartners at Sibley and Parkside Elementary Schools as they reflect on the hopes and dreams they have for their students as they enter the 2022-23 school year...

Positive energy as bright as spring sunshine

Big dreams propel TKHS senior to business school

Making learning ‘as local as we can’

Teacher’s mom makes positive impact in kindergarten classroom

Labs show how wind, water and ice shape the Earth

Growing the next generation of educators

Drawing her life to embolden others

The impact of a story

Amid youth mental health crisis, districts invest in new programs

Gun safety and mental-health services: it’s not an either-or to stop school shootings

Efficiency needed to get funds to schools, superintendents say

Newly configured preschool focuses on being inclusive

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