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Charles Honey is and editor, helping to develop series and issues stories for all districts. He is also producer of the SNN podcast, "Study Hall." As a reporter for The Grand Rapids Press/MLive from 1985 to 2009, his beats included Grand Rapids Public Schools, local colleges and education issues. He served as editor of The Press’ award-winning Religion section for 15 years and its columnist for 20. His freelance articles have appeared in Christianity Today, Religion News Service and Faith & Leadership magazine.

With unbridled enthusiasm, School News Network founder showed ‘our public schools work’  

All Districts Charles Honey
As she retires from Kent ISD, Allison Kaufman reflects on the founding of School News Network, the capstone of her long career.

Anonymous survey seeks info on stressors, health

SNN 10th Anniversary Charles Honey
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, your School News Network team is re-publishing some early stories from each school district. This story, originally published in March 2015, takes a look at “LoWellness,” a first-of-its-kind initiative to assess the healthcare and mental health needs of Lowell students and residents.

Superintendent and teacher talk about a decade of challenges and rewards 

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
In this episode of Study Hall, veteran Kenowa Hills Superintendent Jerry Hopkins and teacher Robyn Bradford talk about how education has changed over the past decade.

Sandy Hook anniversary: Schools, parents support new safety measures

SNN 10th Anniversary Charles Honey
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, your School News Network team is re-publishing some early stories from each school district. This story, originally published in December 2013, examines what school safety measures looked like throughout Kent ISD districts just one year after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.

Gun safety and mental-health services: it’s not an either-or to stop school shootings

All Districts Charles Honey
Students say both safety legislation and improved mental-health services are needed to stem the tide of mass school shootings. Adults need to listen and take action...

A cheerful fixture at Breton and Hall: ‘he’s the sun’

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Howard Cassell has been a crossing guard at Lakeside Elementary since 2004, providing students with safe passage and encouraging words at a busy corner...

How safe do you feel in your school?

All Districts Charles Honey
Our student panelists talk about the toll school shootings take on their sense of safety, and what needs to be done to curb the plague of gun violence in schools...

How much of a problem is social media, and how do we fix it?

All Districts Charles Honey
Our student panelists say TikTok, Instagram and other social media are breeding insecurity and rewiring their brains in unhealthy ways...

What would you like adults to know about what your life is like?

All Districts Charles Honey
Our student panelists unload about the pressures of high school life, getting those good grades and living up to their families’ expectations...

Catching students up from pandemic’s ‘unfinished learning’

Kent ISD Charles Honey
Nearly three years since the pandemic hit, teachers and administrators are pushing hard to catch students up...

Doing what he loves by teaching tech, inspiring students

Kent City Charles Honey
In his 25th year of teaching at Kent City, Jeremy Smith helps students learn high-tech skills that they share with the community through social media...

Projects continue after $22 million approval in 2019 

Kent City Charles Honey
Kent City High School returns this year with newly renovated spaces for learning and performing...

Two years into pandemic, how are teachers holding up?

School 2.0 Charles Honey
From virtual instruction to student mental-health issues, three veteran teachers weigh in on how the pandemic has affected their work...

The money’s there for students’ mental-health struggles. The people aren’t

Youth Mental Health Charles Honey
Pandemic-fueled student anxiety and depression are overloading school mental-health services...

Wyoming, Kent City asking voters for tax approvals Tuesday

Multi Districts Charles Honey
Two school districts in Kent County will ask voters to help them out with tax requests in Tuesday’s election...

From classroom to lunch room, schools help Afghan students adjust

Places of Refuge Charles Honey
The recent influx of refugee students from Afghanistan has put teachers on the front lines of helping students adjust academically and recover from trauma...
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