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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.

Media Room Makeover Is a Community Effort

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Students at Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School have been enjoying new books and shelves, cool wall decorations and nifty Chromebooks thanks to a $15,000 media...

A Chance to Have Their Say – Finally

Byron Center Charles Honey

Editor's note: For 18-year-old high school students, Tuesday's election was their first chance to cast a ballot for president. School News Network asked several...

Discouraged by Failures, Students Take New Route to Success

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Trinity Clark would like to follow in the footsteps of her great-grandfather, who was an aerospace engineer for the NASA Gemini space program. But...

Tuned In, Turned Off and Taking Action

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

A dozen high school students were talking about the first presidential debate. They weren’t too impressed with Hillary Clinton, but even less so with...

Filling a Need by Filling Backpacks

Byron Center Charles Honey

Surrounded by tubs and shelves bursting with food, Jenny Steele ticked off the numbers of children at half a dozen schools who would soon...

Read Locally, Think Globally

Northview Charles Honey

Reading aloud is a time-honored tradition for enriching the appreciation of literature. How much richer would it be, then, to share the experience with...

Count-Day Turnaround: ‘We Made History Today’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Kendall Alexander’s wide grin pretty much says it all: She loves going to Congress Elementary School. “I like to read,” Kendall said the other morning...

Chair Camp Sets Students’ Imaginations Free

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

As she delicately decorated a tiny chair with flowers and a yellow star, Yarlis Perez thought about the kind of art she was creating. “I’m...

Is Cursive Handwriting Over? Not Here

Northview Charles Honey

In Mary Lou Ohnsman’s class, the first step to learning handwriting is closing your eyes and putting your head down. “See if you can visually...

This is Learning That’s as Real-world As it Gets

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Sydney Morrow studiously draws a file over a tin can, smoothing down drilled-out holes around its perimeter. The sounds of other students drilling, filing...

Learning to ‘Leave the Earth a Better Place’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

A boy in search of environmental treasure announced its discovery to his classmates: “Storm drain, I found one!” His three fellow explorers joined him, clipboards...

Removal of Crumbling Dam Makes Way for Fish, Learning

Rockford Charles Honey

A stream behind Parkside Elementary School will become a learning resource for students and teachers, thanks to an ecologically minded parent who helped remove...

Museum School Wins $10 Million as a ‘Super School’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

The Grand Rapids Public Schools’ Public Museum School got a major funding boost and national recognition this week by winning a $10 million grant...

Outdoor Adventures Support Indoor Learning

Northview Charles Honey

Fifteen sixth-graders are gathered on a soccer field on a muggy afternoon. Their task is clear: to erect three camping tents, without instructions. Rich Youngberg,...

First Day in the Life 2016

Caledonia Charles Honey

Editor’s note: This year, a quartet of School News Network reporters fanned out across Kent ISD and paired with a single person experiencing his...

State Supe: ‘We Have to Invest in Education’

All Districts Charles Honey

State Superintendent Brian Whiston recently spoke with School News Network reporter Charles Honey about the Michigan Education Finance Study, which was released earlier this...

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