Charles Honey

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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.

Fringe benefits of top test scores: bagels and the principal’s desk

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Three Central Elementary pupils got a taste of what academic achievement can bring, when they were treated to breakfast at Panera Bread by their principals...

At Beyond the Rock, students learn to love telling stories, and it shows

Northview Charles Honey

The students of Beyond the Rock, Rockford’s television and film production program, consistently pull down top state awards for their work...

Hopes, Dreams and Here We Go

Career Exploration Charles Honey

To help seniors prepare for “life’s next step,” Northview’s English 12 classes teach students employability skills such as résumés, job interviews and public speaking...

How learning works here: teachers do less, students more

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

It’s all part of Gradual Release of Responsibility, an instruction method designed to gradually turn over more work on learning from the teacher to the student...

Community mentors help eighth-graders cope with stress, handle classes and think about college

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Encouraging students to think ahead, while also supporting them in their day-to-day struggles, is at the root of the mentoring program Westwood Middle School launched this school year...

Seniors share school experience, future plans before heading off

Northview Charles Honey

From résumés and influential books to college and career plans, seniors share their school experiences and future aspirations in this annual capstone of English 12 classes...

From recycling to running to laminating, this mom pretty much does it all

Mandy Mynhier is integrally involved in her two daughters’ schools, including incorporating environmentally friendly practices...

Students show speaking skills at state forensics finals

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

These City High School students competed in the state forensics competition at Oakland Community College, winning two individual trophies and finishing seventh overall in their category...

Museum high school taking shape in historic building

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Construction is due to be completed by Aug. 1 on the high school, which will turn the historic building on Jefferson into a state-of-the-art school for students learning from their surroundings and applying knowledge to solutions...

The art of using talent to do good

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Jen Rykse’s second-grade art class created boldly colored pictures of women carrying water baskets on their heads, which they will sell to family and friends to help African families have access to clean wells...

Young adult students put best feet forward to help disease research

Multi Districts Charles Honey

Students in two Community Transition Campus classes recently raised $440 for disease research in the fourth annual Consumers Credit Union Purple Community 5K run/walk...

A great way to study the Great Lakes: onboard a floating classroom

Rockford Charles Honey

If you’re going to study Great Lakes water quality and aquatic life forms, what better way than onboard a ship on Lake Michigan? Teacher Amanda Glass’ fourth-graders spent half a day studying pH levels in the water, identifying creatures in sediment, and learning about invasive species...

Students’ film traces history, influence of Grand Rapids’ African-American music scene

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

A student-produced film on the history of black musicians in Grand Rapids will be shown Thursday, May 10 at Celebration Cinema North, as well as on Xfinity On Demand cable TV beginning the same day...

Let’s review center-based special education programs, say superintendents

Empowering Abilities Charles Honey

A study will bring in an outside consultant to evaluate whether GRPS center-based programs are providing best practices compared with other districts in Michigan and beyond...

Haunting photo of ‘classy’ young woman takes top prize in Congressional competition

State of the Arts Charles Honey

Nick Ensing’s photo “Classy,” taken of his good friend Mariah Jennings, was named grand prize winner and will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year

Students learn history, see possibilities on tour of historically black colleges

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

The tour of HBCUs in Tennessee, Alabama and Florida was a key component of a plan to revive Ottawa with a revamped program and $17 million in renovations...

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