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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.

Students Dig Greening up Their City

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
District students are growing their city’s green canopy, one tree at a time. Make that dozens of trees at a time. Students from Union High...

Approval Would Help Class Sizes, Classroom Materials and College-Career Prep

Northview Charles Honey
On May 2, voters in the Kent ISD region will be asked to approve a 0.9 mill tax for local school districts, generating $211...

Report: Are We Caring for Our Children? Not Well Enough

All Districts Charles Honey
When Carol Paine-McGovern sees child poverty continuing to rise in Kent County, she takes some comfort in the work local schools and their communities...

Revived Program Attracts Student Artists, Musicians

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
From imaginative paintings and sculptures to soothing songs and a silky sax solo, Union High and Westwood Middle school students recently shared their artistic...

Pro Singers’ Visit Gives Students ‘An Idea of the Possible’

Rockford Charles Honey
Nicole Cocuzza took her auditorium seat, somewhat breathlessly, after having just taken a solo in the Chamber Singers’ rendition of “A Nightingale Sang in...

50th Chaffee Scholar Aims to Contribute ‘Something That Matters’

Northview Charles Honey
David Pequet vividly remembers that Friday evening of 50 years ago, Jan. 27, 1967. In the midst of a huge snowstorm that had kept...

Rising GRPS Grad Rates ‘A Community Effort’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Improving the district’s graduation rate by nearly 50 percent over five years takes a lot of people working together – and it will take...

Student Teachers Become Co-teachers in the Classroom

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
In one corner of the classroom, second-grade teacher Dee Eidson discussed a book about snakes with five students, teaching them how to support facts...

Students Explore Hip-Hop as ‘Something that You Live’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Matthew Duncan lightly shakes a can of spray paint and, like the serious aerosol artist he is, deftly sprays an immaculate orange “o” on...

Donation Warms Students Doing Good for Others

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
On a chilly morning on Grand Rapids’ West Side, students enjoyed warm garb as they sawed, painted and took nail guns to a Habitat...

Ferris Adds Scholarship to Early College Advantage

Rockford Charles Honey
When Amanda Eslinger graduates from Ferris State University, she expects she’ll be looking for work as an optometrist. So knowing she will have already...

Students Put a Face on Anti-Bullying Message

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
Kenowa Hills High School students will be the faces of a worldwide anti-bullying campaign, thanks to their creative collaboration with martial-arts champion and motivational...

Thanks to English Tutoring, ‘I Can Learn a Lot of Things’

Classrooms for All Charles Honey
Rose Sanreta had had a big day at Northview High School: a test in finance class, a quiz in English, reviewing World History for...

Thomas to Help Lead College Board Region

Northview Charles Honey
Northview High School Principal Mark Thomas has been named chair-elect of the College Board's Midwestern Regional Office. His election at the Midwest Regional Forum...

Students Create Stuff, Match Wits in After-School Clubs

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
With great care, sixth-grader Jon Lesky is constructing a Lego robot he calls “Peace Man.” “He builds stuff out of his imagination that will help...

Touch of a Finger Replaces Paper and Pen

Rockford Charles Honey
Tommy Beaty had come to the Freshman Center to see a student read an essay she had written about him. But before he could...
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