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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.

‘I’m going to wave my flag’: Parade honors students from many nations

Kentwood Brett Atwood
An annual event in Kentwood Public Schools, students celebrate where they come from in the Parade of Nations.

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.

Opening career pathways through work-based learning

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The third in our series of articles about CareerPrep 2030, a Kent ISD initiative to expand offerings and boost student enrollment in career and technical education over the next five years.

High school broadcasters inspire middle school channel

Kentwood School News Network
East Kentwood student reporter Eliesa Kajolli has the story on the new Valleywood Middle School news program.

What would closing U.S. Dept. of Education mean for special education in Kent County? 

Podcasts Charles Honey
President Trump has vowed to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. What’s at risk for special-education programs locally if this happens?

Through his eyes, he communicates

Kentwood School News Network
Kentwood Public Schools and Aves Films features Mo, a student who uses an eye-gaze device to communicate, in its latest episode of “Through the Eyes of Our Students.”

She’s in year 20, and ‘goes at it like year two’

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Sarah Kresnak, a Kentwood Public Schools first-grade teacher, was recently named Region 3 Teacher of the Year, and is in the running for Michigan Teacher of the Year.

KSSN executive director named to national board

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Keenan King was recently named to the board of directors for the Institute for Educational Leadership.

Student news crew explores how the district feeds thousands of students every day

Kentwood School News Network
Kentwood Public Schools feeds thousands of students every day. The Falcon News Network team explores how the district makes it happen. 

Growth continues in free-to-all preschool program

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
The Great Start Readiness Program continues to add classrooms in anticipation of future growth.

State official ‘very concerned’ about possible threats to education funding

All Districts Riley Kelley
Rep. Carol Glanville talked with constituents about education budget issues while visiting Kent District Library’s Grandville branch.

A career in auto repair? For some students, it starts in high school

Podcasts Charles Honey
A Grandville High School teacher and student discuss the “motor skills” learned and career options opened by classes in automotive maintenance as well as in other career and technical education programs.

New math curriculum spurs creative thinking

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Math in Kentwood Public Schools has students learning there’s not just one way to get the right answer.

Memo to teachers: grant funds available for your classes

All Districts Charles Honey
The Kent Association of Retired School Personnel is accepting proposals from teachers for grants to help them with supplies and projects. 

Elementary redistricting plan finalized

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Kentwood Public Schools elementary students are learning which school they will attend next year, following the creation of new attendance boundaries.
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