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Young foosballers ‘definitely have the skill set to be pros’

Rockford Riley Kelley

These seventh-graders took home trophies at their first national foosball tournament.

Regional enhancement millage, other education-related proposals up for vote

All Districts Erin Albanese

What’s on the ballot in your district this fall? Find out in this preview of school proposals.

Education budget a ‘decent’ outcome, with ‘asterisks’

All Districts Erin Albanese

With the state budget finally in place, school leaders look at its impacts for the school year in terms of increases and cuts.

Helping Ellie learn: ‘I want her to be a part of everything, just as she is’

Podcasts Charles Honey

A team approach enables a second-grader with Down syndrome to learn in a general-education classroom at Meadow Ridge Elementary.

‘They think it’s the coolest thing’: students love principal-led bike days

Rockford Riley Kelley

Valley View Principal Jeremy Karel cycled to and from school alongside about 80 students.

New admin roles brought this duo back together

Rockford Riley Kelley

Chelsea Cates and Darcy Seelye are the new assistant principals at Rockford High School.

Commentary: Michigan’s most vulnerable students deserve a budget that meets their needs

All Districts School News Network

The Wyoming superintendent weighs in on state budget priorities.

Governor talks school meals, stalled budget during district visit

All Districts Erin Albanese

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited a Kentwood school this week and explained the need for the state’s universal free school meal program to continue.

District hopes to ‘build for the future’ with Nov. 4 ballot question

Rockford Riley Kelley

The district’s $230 million bond proposal would fund improvements district-wide.

Thanks to collaborative, new teachers say, ‘we know we can do it’

Podcasts Charles Honey

Two teachers explain how the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative is helping them earn full credentials for the classroom jobs they love.

Budget gridlock makes future uncertain for state free meals program

All Districts Riley Kelley

What would the elimination of the Michigan School Meals program mean for area districts?

Principal sees new role as ‘the best of both worlds’

Rockford Riley Kelley

Ricky Clark is the new principal of Rockford High School.

After transformation, first year kicks off at early childhood center

Rockford Riley Kelley

Staff and students are loving the new Parkside Early Childhood Center.

State, federal funding ‘mess’ complicates return to school

Podcasts Charles Honey

Students are back in school, but where are the state and federal funds? A public schools lobbyist explains the political logjam.

Birth rates, jobs, affordable homes all key to kindergarten enrollment

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

District officials discuss the causes and impacts of declining kindergarten enrollment.

Designing their way out of ‘wicked’ problems

Grandville Alexis Stark

This summer’s Wege Prize High School Collaborative Studio, hosted by Kendall College of Art and Design, inspired students to design accessible and sustainable parks, fashion and prescription pill bottles.

Not even facial reconstruction can stop this senior’s smile

‘See kids for who they are’

Now cancer-free, this senior is hoping to help others

‘I get to be a dad to so many people’

Bridging the tech gap for older adults

Sixth-grader draws attention with art skills

The classroom calls out to these teaching cadets

Future songwriters, audio engineers learning to create in production lab

Peers build relationships, practice social skills

SEALS: Where the tiniest hands reach for the biggest hearts

‘Blast Off!’: Finding focus & fun on sensory path

First-generation college students ‘bring level of grit, perseverance’

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