- Sponsorship -
HomeWyoming

Wyoming

Witnessing Inauguration Showed ‘Democracy at its Finest’

Wyoming School News Network
As I stepped on the bus at approximately 5:45 a.m. last Thursday morning, I knew this trip to Washington D.C. to witness the Presidential...

Calling All Senses: Help Me Read!

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
In a small room within the teacher's lounge, Southeast Elementary School fourth-grader Aubrianna Vernon focused on the consonant blend, "spr." With her index finger,...

Board Seeks Public Input on Bond Request

Wyoming Erin Albanese
In eyeing the needs of the district and planning for the next 30 years, administrators are considering a November bond request that would not...

‘I’m Trying to be a Glimmer of Hope’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Every Wednesday afternoon, Tony Lambers spends an hour "just kicking it" with junior high students. Dressed in a hoodie, hightop sneakers and baggy jeans,...

A Little Gratitude Goes a Long Way

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Taking time to say thank you can make someone's day, students in Oriole Park Elementary School's Hospitality Club are discovering. A couple dozen handwritten cards...

‘They Want to Learn so Much’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
High School English language teacher Edith Trumbell spends her days with students from Mexico, China, Congo, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Syria, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala...

High Expectations for EL Students

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Letter by letter, fourth-grader David Espinoza read through the alphabet on flash cards. English-learner teacher Nicole Adams timed him with a stopwatch at 40...

Getting the Wiggles Out Helps Students Learn

Wyoming Erin Albanese
In teachers Danielle Terpstra and Kristen Accorsi's classrooms, 50 first-graders sit on yoga balls, wobble stools and yoga mats, and stand on balance boards....

Filling a Need by Filling Backpacks

Byron Center Charles Honey
Surrounded by tubs and shelves bursting with food, Jenny Steele ticked off the numbers of children at half a dozen schools who would soon...

STEM Pros To Female Students: We Need You!

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Before heading to the gymnasium floor to compete with robots they helped build, about 100 girls sat down to listen to a panel of...

Middle College: Head Start, Financially Smart

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Mitch Hendrickson earned 62 credits and an associate's degree while still a high school student, for free. On top of that, he's a full...

‘The Whole District is a Family’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Thirty-three new teachers and 22 support staff members, including food service positions, bus drivers and paraprofessionals, are getting to know district students this month. It's...

Way Beyond ABC’s: Kindergartners Master a Growing List of Academic Skills

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Byron Center’s Brown Elementary School kindergarten students are seated on a carpet in a big circle fronting a white board. They are making sense...

Is Play Still a Kindergarten Expectation?

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Ask any parent of a dinosaur lover who can identify an Apatosaurus atage 3 if learning occurs during play, and the answer is an...

Districts go Three-for-Three on Tax Requests

Byron Center Charles Honey
Voters' decisive approvals of tax renewal requests Tuesday will provide crucial ongoing support of day-to-day operations in two Kent ISD districts, as well as...

Wyoming Public Schools Look for Support Tues.

Wyoming Erin Albanese
The Wyoming Public Schools 10-year non-homestead operating millage, a 18-mill operating levy, is up for renewal on the Tuesday, Aug. 2 ballot. The tax is...
1...192021...26Page 20 of 26
- Sponsorship -
- Sponsorship -

GET OUR HEADLINES IN YOUR EMAIL

SUSTAINING SPONSORS

Dean Transportation SET SEG GRCC West Michigan Health Insurance Pool Kent District Library
Join these sponsors
- Sponsorship -

MEDIA PARTNERS

Maranda Where You Live WGVU

ABOUT US

School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

Contact us: snn@kentisd.org

FOLLOW US

OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Byron Center   Caledonia    Cedar Springs    Comstock Park    East Grand Rapids    Forest Hills    Godfrey-Lee    Godwin Heights    Grand Rapids    Grandville    Kelloggsville    Kenowa Hills    Kent City    Kent ISD    Kentwood    Lowell    Northview    Rockford   
Sparta    Thornapple Kellogg    Wyoming

© Kent ISD | 2930 Knapp NE | Grand Rapids MI 49525

Privacy Policy