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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.

A Night Full of Food, Fun and Learning

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
Susan Reed came to Alpine Elementary for a night of fun activities with her children. She came home with two hats and two sweaters...

‘To Learn, They Have to Feel Safe’

Kent ISD Charles Honey
When a student walks in Sarah Gammans' office and closes the door, it's always possible she might have to ask the question. Do you have...

Why Are Kids Hurting & What Can We Do?

Kent ISD Charles Honey
While school counselors do their best to help students struggling with mental-health problems, some need more intensive professional help. Lately, agencies providing that help...

Trotting the Globe One Classroom at a Time

Rockford Charles Honey
It was only one day, but these kids traveled all over the world. They went to Russia, South Africa, Lithuania and Denmark, sampling their foods,...

Dad’s Wrench Lesson Becomes Student’s Passion

Cedar Springs Charles Honey
When Trinton Stanek was a youngboy, his father showed him how to take a tire off his 1972 pickup, then handed him a lug...

Google Rep, Teachers, Students, Demonstrate Technology Transforming Education

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
One class did an online math quiz on a site called BrainPOP. Another wrote down decimal equations from a video lesson pre-recorded by their...

After 23-vote Loss, Kenowa Hills Board to Ask Again

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
After seeing a $55.24 million bond request defeated by just 23 votes on Nov. 3, the Kenowa Hills Board of Education will ask again...

Mom Is ‘Determined to Do It’

Rockford Charles Honey
When Danielle Warner-Cavasos gets an A on a test, she puts it right where her children will see it: on the fridge. That's how much...

How Does Your Garden Grow? By Cultivating Partners

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Put a bunch of third-graders in a garden and the subject of spiders is bound to come up. The crawly creatures were a hot topic...

Showing Respect for Community’s Veterans

Forest Hills Charles Honey
School districts across Kent ISD marked Veterans Day in ways big and small on Wednesday. Here’s a sample of how a few schools honored...

Gov. Praises Tech Center Programs, Encourages Students

Kent ISD Charles Honey
To make a device to help a girl with cerebral palsy open her locker was cool enough. To be able to demonstrate it to...

Souls Taken by the Lake Remembered in Word and Song

Northview Charles Honey
Michaella Barton didn’t know much about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald before she joined the cast of “Ten November,” a musical dramatization of...

School Votes Push Three Districts Forward, One Back

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Following Tuesday’s votes on tax requests for four Kent ISD school districts, three superintendents were smiling. The fourth was choking back tears. Voters approved multi-million-dollar...

Walking, Kicking and Dancing Their Way to $13,500

Northview Charles Honey
They came, they walked, they kicked soccer balls and they raised $13,500. The students of East Oakview Elementary School, as well as hardy high school...

Four Districts Ask Voters for Help Nov. 3

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Four Kent County school districts will ask voters for financial support on the election ballot next Tuesday, Nov. 3. The tax requests would pay...

GRPS Bond Would Improve Buildings, Security and Technology

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Yesenia Bernal spent eight weeks last summer researching the herpes simplex virus at the Van Andel Institute biomedical research firm. The senior at Innovation...
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