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No cell phones in class? It’s a good thing, student and principal say

Podcasts School News Network

Five years after Forest Hills adopted a policy severely restricting cell-phone use during the school day, we talk to a student and principal about how that’s working out.

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more.

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

All Districts Riley Kelley

Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

Agriscience students gain experience, lend hand at Meijer Gardens

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

A partnership with Frederik Meijer Gardens has given Kent Career Tech Center students the opportunity to work alongside horticultural experts.

New dean helping kids navigate the world

Thornapple Kellogg Alexis Stark

Longtime educator and Thornapple Kellogg High School’s first dean of students, Sean McLaughlin, is now the first dean of students at Page Elementary.

A new, shared role for two familiar faces

Thornapple Kellogg Alexis Stark

Thornapple Kellogg High School has two new assistant principals: Gregg Bruno and Jeff Dock.

Inspired by her grandmother, she wants to be a ‘school mom’

Thornapple Kellogg Alexis Stark

Amy Forman is the new principal at Page Elementary.

U.S. Education Secretary: ‘We gotta fight for our educators’

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a roundtable discussion on public service loan forgiveness with local educators.

First-year teacher wants students to know ‘You can have fun while learning’

Podcasts School News Network

In this episode of Study Hall, first-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson discusses why she chose teaching at a time new teachers are badly needed.

District wraps up bond work after five years of improvements

Thornapple Kellogg Alexis Stark

After voters passed a $42.8 million bond in 2019, Superintendent Craig McCarthy reflects on how Thornapple Kellogg schools are reaping the benefits of bond projects five years later.

Why do most schools start before Labor Day? Several reasons

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Middle college programs are the main reason Kent ISD seeks a post-Labor Day waiver for all local school districts. But there are others.

Bus drivers role-play safety, security events

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.

Voters say ‘yes’ to library, early childhood millage requests

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Both the Kent District Library and the Ready by Five early childhood millage requests had huge support at the polls.

District invites people to test drive school bus

Thornapple Kellogg Alexis Stark

Thornapple Kellogg’s “Test Drive a School Bus” brought in community members interested in meeting the district’s need for new bus drivers.

Unified Sports brings elementary kickers together

Byron Center Alexis Stark

LINKS students from Byron Center’s Marshall Elementary and Thornapple Kellogg’s Lee Elementary went head-to-head at the Special Olympics Unified Champions soccer game.