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Their mission: ‘to be a beacon of hope’ for students and families

Podcasts Charles Honey
Kent School Services Network is a nonprofit that helps students and families with health care, food and other necessities crucial to learning. 

Emergency training helps bus drivers sharpen skills 

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The four-hour program gave drivers hands-on practice in emergency response, communication and student safety.

Arts Council elimination could negatively impact schools

All Districts Morgan Jarema
The Michigan House has voted to approve a state budget that would eliminate the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. That has the potential to cut arts programs in schools across the state.

Summer EBT offers up to $120 for groceries

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A local school leader is helping to raise awareness about the summer program to ensure eligible families use the benefits available to them.

Free meal program feeding many kids this summer

All Districts Erin Albanese
School districts are working to make sure no child goes hungry this summer.

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.

Empower U Central team receives award

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The group received the Volunteer of the Year award at Mel Trotter Ministries annual volunteer appreciation luncheon.

Career evaluations directly from the pros

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Industry professionals shared insights, feedback, and career advice with Kent Career Tech Center precision machining students at the program’s annual advisory day.

Program uses stories to build literacy, connection

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Books on the tables. Books on the floor. Books everywhere you look in a classroom at Kent Education Center Oakleigh — and all of them have a purpose.

Signing day: Auto Tech students accept employment offers

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Automotive Technology students are ready to step into the workforce with signed job offers from Fox Motors.

Educator event showcases manufacturing career pathways

Kent ISD Alexis Stark
STEAM educators from across Michigan immersed themselves in real-life manufacturing at the Kent ISD’s spring STEAM Network Connect event at Amway.

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.

AI Summit highlights classroom uses for artificial intelligence

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
This year’s event focused on how teachers and educators use AI in the classroom.

Helping students see what’s possible through arts careers

Kent ISD Riley Kelley
From comics and graphic design to video game production, art educators talked about the various career opportunities their skilled students have before them.

Future chefs take their exam to the kitchen

Kent ISD Edith Reyes
To earn a state certification, students cooked for visiting chefs.

Coaches offer ongoing support for preschool teachers

Grandville Erin Albanese
Coaches work side-by-side with preschool teachers, helping them navigate educating Kent ISD’s youngest learners.
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