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Teachers Tell Their Stories, to Help Other Teachers

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
"What inspires you to come to school every day and teach children?" interviewer Rosie del Valle asked Gladiola Elementary intervention math coach Kristi Baumbach. Baumbach,...

Noshing Through Novels

Wyoming Erin Albanese
It was a tranquil, cafe-like setting: a darkened media center illuminated by an image of a fireplace on a projector screen. Soft jazz music...

‘You gotta be there every day’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Parkview Elementary students shined, smiles spreading from ear to ear, as they walked down the red carpet laid out for them during a celebration...

She Collects Books, and Lets Students Choose Them

Rockstar Teachers Erin Albanese
English teacher Katie Sluiter's Wyoming Junior High classroom is a testament to the power of words, in the books eighth-graders eagerly grab from her...

Class Pushes Students Out of Comfort Zone, Into Community

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
Students trickle in after school, one or two at a time, into a Wyoming High School classroom. They grab a slice of pizza and...

In Honor of Those Who Served

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Editor's note: Schools across Kent County observed Veterans Day with a variety of events. Here is a sampling. Byron Center Boys Scouts brought up the...

Wyoming Bond Funds Mean Major High School Upgrade

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Voters paved the the way Tuesday for major renovations and districtwide upgrades by decisively approving a $79.5 million bond. Work will begin as soon...

Students Put Design Thinking to Use with Voters

Wyoming Erin Albanese
To learn about an upcoming school bond proposal, high school business students are zeroing in on their neighbors by using the Design Thinking process. Challenged...

Wyoming Bond Vote Would Upgrade 50-Year-old Facilities

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Voters will consider a bond proposal Tuesday, Nov. 7 that, without raising property owners' current tax rate, would fund $79.5 million in district-wide improvements....

When Monsters Call and Teachers Read, Students Listen

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese
The shared love of a book was on display in English teacher Shantel VanderGalien's eighth-grade honors class as she read aloud from "A Monster...

‘I Get How Hard It Is’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Teresa Dood, Parkview Elementary's Kent School Services Network coordinator, brings an awareness that is deep and real to her job linking families with resources. For...

Students Learn From the Fruits of Their Labors

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Five young apple trees grow outside West Elementary School. They are the beginnings of the Beverly Bryan Community Orchard, which could someday flourish with...

Sharing Her Music to Feed Body and Soul

Student Leaders Erin Albanese
Playing piano moves Becca Hanson's soul. That's why she makes it about something bigger than herself. She likes to share that feeling – indulgent,...

Superintendents Support Students In the Face of DACA Decision

Godfrey-Lee Charles Honey
As a mother and grandmother, Teresa Weatherall Neal knows well the value of family. And as superintendent of nearly 17,000 Grand Rapids Public Schools...

Teachers Train Together to Help Close the Gap

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
A fence illustration is often used to show the difference between equality and equity. Two pictures each show three children, one tall, one short and...

Buck Creek Hunter, Master Ear Wiggler, Life-long Wolf

Meet Your Administrators Erin Albanese
School: West Elementary Other positions you have held in education (title, school, district, state): Sixth-and-seventh-grade social studies teacher at Jackson Park Junior High School 9th...
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