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Dianne Carroll Burdick has worked as a photojournalist in the West Michigan area since 1991. A graduate of Western Michigan University, she has photographed for The Grand Rapids Press, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Detroit Free Press, Advance Newspapers, Grand Rapids Magazine, BLUE Magazine and On-the-Town Magazine. She has been covering the many exciting and thought provoking stories of K-12 public education for School News Network since 2016.

GRCC culinary students create magical land of sweets

Grand Rapids Community College Dianne Carroll Burdick

Now on display at DeVos Performance Hall, the larger-than-life candy land was created by students in the Pastry Centerpieces and Wedding Cakes in the Secchia Institute for Contemporary Arts...

What’s not to love? Bubbles, water, music, art and the Gardens

Kent ISD Dianne Carroll Burdick

Hundreds of children and their families enjoyed a summer evening at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in May. This Laugh and Learn event takes place annually for families participating in Kent ISD’s Early Childhood programs...

For the love of STEM

Grand Rapids Community College Dianne Carroll Burdick

GRCC faculty and students led middle schoolers during 'Fall In Love with STEM,' an event featuring exploration stations on a recent Saturday...

Students from two schools tell stories, paint pumpkins and more at Harvest Festival

Grand Rapids Dianne Carroll Burdick

Shortly before Halloween, Aberdeen Elementary School hosted a Harvest festival for students from Lincoln Developmental Center. Students from both schools met each other and introduced themselves with their autobiographies...

All eyes on art: students make short films out of ArtPrize experience

Grand Rapids Dianne Carroll Burdick

Mosaic Film Experience’s Mosaic Mobile teamed with ArtPrizeto give West Michigan students with a platform to tell their unique stories...

New shoes for a new school year — for free

Multi Districts Dianne Carroll Burdick

In the Image’s annual “Shoes Help Our Elementary Students” program put shoes on the feet of 1,700 students from more than 39 elementary schools...

Park Party Photo Gallery

All Districts Dianne Carroll Burdick

SNN was at Lamar Park on June 21 along with an estimated 8,400 kids and their parents for the kickoff of partner Maranda’s annual Park Party series. More Maranda Park Parties are still to come this summer, including a popular one in Kentwood this Thursday from noon-2!

Students explore, learn, create at summer camps

Summertime Journal Dianne Carroll Burdick

A pair of four-day “camps” at Kent Career Tech Center are giving students the chance to explore what it’s like to work in culinary arts, automotive repair, engineering, construction and more...

Students paddle into learning with ‘floating classroom’ on the Grand River

Northview Dianne Carroll Burdick

Students from Highlands Middle School, Northview High School East Campus and fifth-graders in the Adventure Leadership Program converged on Riverside Park last month to learn about canoeing safety, the river and environmental issues.

Students reflect on play where a young Gerald Ford and black teammate tackle a racist policy

Grand Rapids Dianne Carroll Burdick

Related Black History Month stories Underground railroad module turns fourth-graders into historians Technology turns biography reports into multimedia efforts The documentary, "Black and Blue: The Story of...

Students, Community Team Up to Protect Nash Creek

Sparta Dianne Carroll Burdick

Students from throughout the area and Sparta community members recently worked together to protect Nash Creek from erosion and pollution, culminating a long-term project...

Planting Their Little Patch of Green

Grand Rapids Dianne Carroll Burdick

The grounds around Mulick Park Elementary School have serious erosion issues, to the point of their storm drains being clogged with sediment. That problem...

Music Inspired by Favorite Children’s Books a Big Hit

Northview Dianne Carroll Burdick

Students from all three Northview elementary schools got to hear stories in song form thanks to Emily Arrow, a singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee who...

Science Boring? Not Around Here!

All Districts Dianne Carroll Burdick

Editor's note: STEMosphere, an interactive expo featuring hands-on and "brains-on" science activities, brought students and adults alike to Grand Rapids Public Museum on Nov....

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