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From SchoolAI to Google Gemini, students learn to navigate AI

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Kent ISD districts are integrating artificial intelligence into lessons that build critical thinking skills, encourage ethical use and prepare students for a technology-driven future.

Tracking kindness, one pom-pom at a time 

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Since December, Pine Island students have been counting their acts of kindness by filling a canning jar with pom-poms.

Shuffleboard showdown: students battle for bragging rights

Comstock Park Brett Atwood
Using their math skills, fourth- and fifth-graders build their own shuffleboards for the school’s annual shuffleboard competition.

Grads contemplate life after high school: ‘We will be fine’

Podcasts Charles Honey
Three graduating seniors talk about their dreams, concerns and goals, from improving health equity and dental care to helping save the environment.

Gaining real-world experience through work-based learning

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Now in its third year, the program has provided more than 60 students the opportunity to trade credit hours for hands-on experience developing career skills.

Bridging the tech gap for older adults

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Students in the Tech Center’s cybersecurity and networking class visited The Oaks to help older adults navigate personal technology and build connections.

Kent County teen service group seeks applications

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Wedgwood Christian Services’ TeenCHARGE is accepting applications through June 5 for its teen leadership and service program.

Student Volunteers turn ideas into action for good

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Comstock Park’s Student Volunteers group connects teens with service opportunities that support their school and community.

WHS & WMU graduate’s mission: to be a voice for refugees

Podcasts Charles Honey
For Mehran Najafi, coming to the U.S. as a refugee from Afghanistan was “like winning a lottery ticket.” Now he wants to help other refugees win tickets too. 

New smartphone law a ‘win-win-win’ for students, teachers, families

All Districts Riley Kelley
The education community talks about the new law restricting smartphone use in Michigan schools.

Reading takes root in forest-themed halls at Stoney Creek

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A forest-themed hallway competition brings students and staff together to celebrate reading.

He went from the principal’s office to the driver’s seat

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
An education retiree returns in a new role.

Ensuring smooth reunifications after emergency events

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell
Security officers have been practicing and adjusting procedures to create a standardized reunification process used for school districts across all of Kent County.

AI in the classroom: Can it enhance learning without replacing it?

Podcasts Charles Honey
The rapid advancement of AI in schools offers powerful learning tools along with potential problems, educators say.

Preschool program open houses this week

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Free preschool is available to families throughout Kent ISD who have a child turning 4 before Dec. 1.

In her classroom, learning comes alive

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A vocabulary and phonics lesson is rarely the most exciting part of the school day — unless you’re in Grace Olsson’s first-grade class.
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