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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.

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?

‘I love seeing them succeed’: Award-winning AD puts students first

Rockford Riley Kelley

Jennifer Domagalski, Rockford’s middle school athletic director, was recently named Athletic Director of the Year by the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

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.

District moves forward with new plans for Parkside

Rockford Riley Kelley

The Rockford Board of Education has approved a plan to turn the Parkside Elementary building into an early childhood center.

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.

Grant encourages students to ‘EXPLORE’ careers in education

Rockford Riley Kelley

Rockford Public Schools has received state funding to promote student interest in teaching.

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.

Auto tech program recognized for career-prep excellence

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

State award recognizes Kent Career Tech Center’s automotive technology class for helping students succeed.

Students get inventive with solutions to everyday problems

Rockford Riley Kelley

Cannonsburg Elementary fourth-graders had to pitch their own inventions to a panel of judges.

The zoo comes to you

Rockford Brett Atwood

The John Ball Zoo Travel Zoo introduced fourth-graders at Lakes Elementary in Rockford to a few animal friends, right inside their building.

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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