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Young brains, big potential: From birth onward, special-ed services can make a lifetime of difference

All Districts School News Network

"Study Hall" talks to Lindsey VanDyke about how intervening with children’s special needs from the time they’re born can best prepare them for school and life.

Career unit helps prepare students for ‘life’s next step’

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

A unit on career exploration got these sixth-graders thinking about the future and how today’s classes are relevant.

Meet your future real estate agent, archaeologist & civil engineer

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

We spoke to three sixth-graders toward the end of a career unit to see what dreams they have for their future, and how this unit may have helped shed light on those ideas.

Preschool program hosts open houses this week

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Open houses are April 24 and 25 at locations across Kent County and in the Thornapple Kellogg school district.

What is the non-homestead tax, and who pays it?

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Homeowners do not pay a non-homestead millage, so why are they required to vote on it? We take a look at the Headlee Amendment and Proposal A.

Opening career pathways through work-based learning

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

The third in our series of articles about CareerPrep 2030, a Kent ISD initiative to expand offerings and boost student enrollment in career and technical education over the next five years.

What would closing U.S. Dept. of Education mean for special education in Kent County?

Podcasts Charles Honey

President Trump has vowed to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. What’s at risk for special-education programs locally if this happens?

Middle-school artists add ‘squish’ to second-grade designs

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

When middle-school and second-grade artists join forces, anything’s possible. Even “Squishmallows.”

Oral Deaf Program marks 125-year legacy of support & success

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Early screenings and technology has helped students in Kent ISD’s Oral Deaf Program make the transition to their home schools sooner.

A sense of belonging after school, one pickler at a time

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

At Highlands, middle-schoolers are learning new skills in a pickleball class that’s part of Northview’s BASE (Belonging and After-School Engagement) programming.

Growth continues in free-to-all preschool program

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

The Great Start Readiness Program continues to add classrooms in anticipation of future growth.

Dedication & drive, in the dojo and beyond

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

This seventh-grader is working toward her black belt in karate, an accomplishment that signifies an elite level of proficiency and mastery.

State official ‘very concerned’ about possible threats to education funding

All Districts Riley Kelley

Rep. Carol Glanville talked with constituents about education budget issues while visiting Kent District Library’s Grandville branch.

A career in auto repair? For some students, it starts in high school

Podcasts Charles Honey

A Grandville High School teacher and student discuss the “motor skills” learned and career options opened by classes in automotive maintenance as well as in other career and technical education programs.

Memo to teachers: grant funds available for your classes

All Districts Charles Honey

The Kent Association of Retired School Personnel is accepting proposals from teachers for grants to help them with supplies and projects.

Districts issue guidance, protocols in case of ICE visits

All Districts Erin Albanese

Amid concerns about mass deportation and a change in federal policy that allows immigration officers to visit schools, administrators are communicating guidance and protocols.

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