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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.

Schools a Hot Spot at Heated Town Halls

All Districts Charles Honey

Editor’s note: This is a news commentary from SNN reporter and editor Charles Honey, whose children attended Grand Rapids Public Schools. It was democracy...

‘Guide Them in The Learning’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

On a typical day at Grand Rapids Montessori School, several things are happening: Seventh-grader Tyrell Henriques is creating a poster about the social pyramid of...

‘It’s Incredible, the Opportunities We Get’

Byron Center Charles Honey

Jazz at Byron Center High School has always been about swinging hard and playing big, and hitting the smooth, cool notes just right. So...

Schoolhouse Rocks

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Wendy Falb vividly remembers cleaning the filthy steps of Fountain School one day, back when her older son attended Montessori School there. Fixing up...

A Bridge Between Late Childhood and Young Adult

Kentwood Charles Honey

As nine Rockford Freshman Center students munched on tacos she provided, Assistant Principal Kelly Amshey threw them an open-ended question. "How are we doing to...

‘Free to Try, Free to Do Your Best’

Byron Center Charles Honey

For some students, inspiration came from a science teacher's lesson on the expanding universe. For others, it was reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" for...

Education Nominee Generates Concerns And Hopes for Future

All Districts Charles Honey

As someone who taught for 25 years, is the daughter of teachers and married one, Mary Bouwense’s life has been steeped in public schooling....

From Norway to Northview, with Strikes to Spare

Northview Charles Honey

When Emilie Bakklund came to Northview from Norway as an exchange student last fall, she had no way of knowing she’d end up joining...

Jazz Bands Get Together to Play with a Pro

Northview Charles Honey

The Northview High School Jazz Band is once again hosting a world-class jazz pro, but this time they’ll be joined by their fellow jazzers...

Special Times for Special Friends

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

First-grader Ja’Nia Gossett is reading to fourth-grader Madeline De Young from “The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!” by Mo Willems, and putting quite a lot...

‘We’re on the Right Track’

Godwin Heights Charles Honey

When Principal Tricia Mathes announced to her staff that their school had been taken off the state’s list of Priority Schools, they cheered and...

One for Every Child

Rockford Charles Honey

Teacher Tara Dzirbowicz puts a number on a projector screen for her fifth-graders: 0.75. Their task: write two other numbers with the same number...

So Many Choices, and There’s Still Enough Time

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

The gym was filled with chatter and choices, as parents and students checked out possible schools to apply for in the 2017-18 school year. The...

‘Our Districts Can’t Continue on This Path’

All Districts Charles Honey

Superintendent Mike Weiler says he wants to provide the best programs and opportunities he can for the 1,340 students of Kent City Community Schools,...

Freshmen and Seniors Share Music, Art and Chatting

Rockford Charles Honey

Residents of the StoryPoint senior living community in Rockford were treated to music and artwork compliments of Rockford Freshman Center students. Members of the...

Student Uses Award for Essay on Helping Homeless to Do Just That

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Writing an essay about Rosa Parks brought Pearl McFall more than a $500 prize. It brought her to downtown Grand Rapids’ homeless haunts on...

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