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Education advocates grapple with potential closure of DOE

All Districts Riley Kelley
Parents and other education advocates talk about what the closure of the U.S. Department of Education would mean for Kent County and for public education as a whole.

‘Student involvement, teacher involvement – directly related’

All Districts Erin Albanese
How can teaching be a more attractive profession so students can learn better? High schoolers consider the question.

Leaving her mark on the world with watercolors, pens and pencils

Byron Center Alexis Stark
West Middle School seventh-grade artist Mia McDowell is a finalist in the international Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes annual ARTEFFECT competition.

Multiracial Black Student Alliance celebrates ‘spreading culture and diversity’

Podcasts Charles Honey
City High Middle School’s Black Student Alliance celebrates Black culture all year long and encourages fellow students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds to do the same.  

Is AI helping you learn, or just making you lazier?

All Districts Charles Honey
Artificial intelligence, better known as AI, is now everywhere all the time. We ask our student roundtable: Is this entirely a good thing? 

Are you feeling the effects of political polarization at your school?

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell
Do high-schoolers feel today’s political tensions in their everyday lives? Is an underlying climate of divisiveness affecting their school experiences at all?

Commentary: Are teachers really appreciated, or under ‘anti-woke’ attack?

All Districts Charles Honey
Teacher Appreciation Week should be a celebration of our children’s best instructors, but federal DEI ultimatums tied to funding are threatening their academic freedom and support for disadvantaged students.

High-schoolers: Do you feel safe at school?

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell
Do today’s high-schoolers feel safe in school? Is that possible in this era of regular headline-making acts of violence in school settings? 

Poverty simulation available to schools

All Districts Alexis Stark
Access of West Michigan hopes to educate more students, teachers and leaders in education about the realities of poverty and inspire advocacy. 

District leaders forecast impact of tariffs, funding on budgets in uncertain times

All Districts Erin Albanese
The whiplash regarding back-and-forth tariff threats and the future of federal funds are on school leaders’ minds as they prepare next school year’s budgets.
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Practice with a pro makes for perfect NYC performances 

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Byron Center High School’s jazz orchestra worked with professional musician Walter Blanding to prepare for their eighth trip to the Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival.

How much do mental-health stressors complicate the high-school experience?

All Districts Charles Honey
How big of an issue is mental health in high school? Our student panelists weigh in on the pressures they face, including college costs and the need to be successful.  

We ask students: What is high school like for you?

All Districts Erin Albanese
Ten students, 10 different high schools. We ask, ‘What is school like for you?’ They weigh in on that, and so much more.

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.
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