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Charles Honey is an editor and also helps 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.

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...

Reading on the bus makes the journey so much better

Rockford Charles Honey

A new program begun this semester gives Rockford students a fun and relaxing way to occupy themselves on their rides between school and home

Want to build cars someday? OK, let’s start with algorithms

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Students in Paige Carleton’s classroom at Alpine Elementary School learned the first steps in a new effort this semester to reach all Kenowa Hills elementary students with STEM: science, technology, engineering and math

Local students invite congressional candidates to March for Our Lives town hall

All Districts Charles Honey

Having made known their demands for safer schools and stronger gun laws in the March for Our Lives, more than a dozen local students...

Director takes joy in teaching student musicians, ‘to see what they can do and where they go’

Rockstar Teachers Charles Honey

Band director Greg Wells grew up as part of Northview’s proud tradition, in a family of music educators, and feels honored to carry it on

Trip to March for Our Lives in D.C. motivates students to ‘make the change’ for safer schools and society

All Districts Charles Honey

City High School’s Caleb Hekman was one of a group of 42 local students who went to the national March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C.

In its first year, high school orchestra makes ‘magical’ music

Rockford Charles Honey

Now in its first year at the high school and fourth year overall, the Rockford strings program has quickly grown bigger since it began at the middle school level. About 270 students are part of it, including nearly 40 in the high school ensemble.

Family ties help students bring historical Americans to life

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Central Elementary fifth-graders took on the roles of famous Americans for one night, and raised over $1,000 for charitable causes in the process. Students researched...

GRPS superintendent continues Transformation Plan listening tour

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal will meet with parents, students, community members and school staff this week to get feedback on the GRPS Transformation Plan

‘They’re right. We are just a bunch of kids. But we’ve also been the victims… And that’s not OK’

All Districts Charles Honey

Students at City High/Middle School joined others demonstrating across America Wednesday, a month after the massacre that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida

Can teachers be trained to handle guns in crisis? Not likely, police vets say

All Districts Charles Honey

Former Grand Rapids Police Sgt. Larry Johnson knows the lightning-quick thinking and split-second actions required to handle an active-shooter situation

‘He took the reins, and we moved forward’

Rockford Charles Honey

Michael Shibler is in his 50th year in education, including 29 as superintendent of Rockford Public Schools. But in a profession not known for longevity, Shibler shows no signs of slowing down

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Business, college and K-12 leaders come together to boost student literacy

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Pi Day slices fun with math

Level playing field offers connection for students of all abilities

High school broadcasters inspire middle school channel

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