Grand Rapids

‘Every one of them is unique’: Paper butterflies complete migration

Podcasts

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

Kent ISD

Field trip to IT company a real-world experience

Rockford

‘Master of all the schools’ gets back in the classroom

Superintendent Steve Matthews is spending a day a month subbing for a different teacher in the district, getting face-to-face time with students and giving teachers a free day off.

Forest Hills

Students earn top honors in annual writing competition

Three Forest Hills students had their stories published in the 2026 KDL Write Michigan anthology

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Caledonia

Taking the plunge for a good cause

Duncan Lake Middle School staff and students braved the winter weather to host their first ‘Cool School Polar Plunge’ in support of Special Olympics and the district’s Unified Sports programs.

Godwin Heights

Exploring, learning, loving it: Zero Hour in action

Wyoming

Game on! Junior High students find community in club

East Grand Rapids

Immersed in history, science & culture at Grand Rapids Public Museum

Grand Rapids

Third-graders learn all about adaptation at Millennium Park

EDUCATION EVERYWHERE

‘Every one of them is unique’: Paper butterflies complete migration

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

The Symbolic Monarch Migration program connects students in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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Students earn top honors in annual writing competition

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Three Forest Hills students had their stories published in the 2026 KDL Write Michigan anthology

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ISSUES IN EDUCATION

Ensuring smooth reunifications after emergency events

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

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Northview

Board chooses assistant superintendent as next district leader

Grandville

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‘My goal for you is just to get better’

Lauren Carlisle has navigated a lot in her first five years of teaching. We ask her why she’s a teacher and what keeps her going.

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Lowell

Student artists commemorate founding of the US

What is freedom? Students express their thoughts through art.

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