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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.

Students envision the ideal community: ‘divine and unique’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

The Diatribe conducted a class at Ottawa Hills High School focusing on how racist policies contributed to segregated housing patterns in Grand Rapids...

Campsite classroom lets children learn in and from nature

Rockford Charles Honey

Students at Valley View Elementary got to explore nature and reading thanks to a parent volunteer collaborating with teachers...

Livestream event aims to build safety, trust among students

Rockford Charles Honey

A school/community mental health initiative is offering a program to help create a climate of safety and trust for Rockford students...

For this longtime family, GRPS is part of their ‘family forever’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

The district’s 150th anniversary has crept up quietly due to the pandemic, but celebrations are coming later in the year...

The year of learning virtually: a challenge for students and teachers alike

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Local districts are making adjustments to better serve their online students, even as more return to classrooms...

New director named to lead arts and technology center

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Jamon Alexander, the new president and CEO of West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology (WMCAT), says he aims to lead the nonprofit’s programs for teens and adults through the challenges of cultural change brought on by the pandemic...

Students, teachers and parents climb the virtual learning curve

School 2.0 Charles Honey

A year after schools statewide were forced to close their doors by a rampant virus, teachers and students alike have learned a ton about how to do online learning...

School library renamed in honor of ‘a true educator’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

In her 12 years as principal of the former Henry Park Elementary School, she fixed many problems – both academic and material – for her largely impoverished students...

No blueprints required for this handy problem-solver

Meet the Future Charles Honey

Whether helping rebuild a car’s front end or custom-making a cabinet for the school’s front office, this high school senior has a special talent for coming up with designs and putting them together...

Students hike to explore wonders of winter at Camp Rockford

Rockford Charles Honey

Parkside Elementary fifth-graders brave the elements for a day of winter wonderland-ing at Camp Rockford...

Districts on the hunt for 3,000 missing students

School 2.0 Charles Honey

School leaders have been working to find students who didn’t show up in the fall, make sure they’re being educated and maybe even persuade them to return...

How one school reached out to missing students

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Union High School principals and teachers tracked down missing students to see how they’re doing, where they’re learning and whether they’ll come back...

Longtime volunteer does whatever’s needed for school: ‘I love being here’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

A 24-year parent and grandparent volunteer tends to student and family needs at Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy...

Time is now for teachers, school staff to sign up for vaccines, officials say

All Districts Charles Honey

Kent ISD leaders are urging employees to get in line for COVID-19 vaccines now after the state opened up eligibility to teachers and other school employees...

Through screens and technical glitches, learning goes on

Empowering Abilities Charles Honey

In a year of forced online learning, teachers themselves have had much to learn in keeping students engaged and progressing...

Local teachers awarded grants for resiliency by new LMCU program

Multi Districts Charles Honey

Three Rockford Public Schools teachers were among 25 honored in Michigan and Florida recently for the resilience they have shown in an unprecedented school year...

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