Allison Poosawtsee

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Allison Poosawtsee is a reporter covering Rockford Public Schools and Kent City Community Schools. She has spent 15+ years working and writing in the education context, first for her alma mater, Calvin University, and then for various businesses and nonprofit organizations in the Grand Rapids area. As a student journalist, she served as editor-in-chief of Calvin’s student newspaper where she garnered several Michigan Collegiate Press Association awards for her work. Allison is a proud parent of two Grand Rapids Public Schools scholars and a passionate advocate for the value of public education.

New Crestwood principal a familiar face in Rockford

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Meet Kyle Avink, Crestwood Elementary’s new principal approved by the Rockford Board of Education, after he spent much of the school year as the school’s interim head...

Big dreams propel TKHS senior to business school

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Business and performance extracurriculars played a key role in prompting graduating senior Natalie Alden to fulfill her dream to study business...

‘Lexicon Legend’ from Rockford takes the stage at the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Brady Bowers’ love of words from age 3 has propelled him all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the Washington, D.C. area...

Amid youth mental health crisis, districts invest in new programs

Youth Mental Health Allison Poosawtsee

Youth are in crisis when it comes to mental health. What are Kent County schools doing to address the concerns that students bring into the classroom?

Local apple farmers help bring national Apples4Ed grant to elementary school

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee

Funds from local farmers and U.S. Apples Association provide funds for Kent City students to learn about healthy eating, grow fresh produce...

Efficiency needed to get funds to schools, superintendents say

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One-time funding for mental health, school safety and learning loss mitigation are taking too long to reach districts, educators said. Districts must pass their budgets by July 1, but the state’s deadline is Oct. 1...

New 21st century furniture encourages movement, collaboration

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Rockford’s investment in new classroom furniture will outfit learning spaces to match the kind of engaged, collaborative educational goals the district has for its students...

An investment in classroom stories

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee

School communities are used to seeing social media highlights of sports and other extracurricular activities, but Kent City wants to show off what’s happening in the classroom too...

Students make their service personal

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During an annual morning of service, TK High students trade textbooks for BINGO boards, IV bag tags and hedge trimmers...

Threat of school violence gets swift response in Kent City

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A new school resource officer answered the call to keep students safe during an active threat situation...

Sleuthing students and staff spend National Reading Month in suspense

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

A mystery involving a famous artwork and a very smart beetle named Marvin kept Valley View students and staff on the edge of their seats during Reading Month...

Scream-singing and ice-bathing launch Rams to first-ever state title

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Energizing pregame rituals and conditioning drills catapult Rockford’s varsity girls basketball team to a historic state title...

Next stop, Worlds!

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee

Area schools advance to global competition of creativity and problem-solving...

‘I want to cultivate a future where women are empowered and strong’

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Female students at Rockford High School seek to empower their peers during Women’s History Month...

Buckets of kindness

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Lee Elementary’s Choose to Include program is teaching kids to relate to students of all abilities...

Film class ‘teaching us how to be whole’

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Rockford High film students put mental health in the spotlight in most every project they create...

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Learning life skills ‘where life happens’

State of the Student tackles four big topics

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