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Linda Odette

Linda Odette
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Linda Odette is a freelance writer and editor with more than 30 years of experience in journalism. She’s worked primarily as an editor in feature departments at newspapers in West Michigan, including the Grand Rapids Press, the Muskegon Chronicle and the Holland Sentinel. She lives in East Grand Rapids near the Eastown edge, has a teenage son and a daughter in college. Read Linda's full bio or email Linda.

Teacher of the Year Engages Middle Schoolers with Humor, High Energy

Judy Doran talks fast. Very fast. Very, very fast. That characteristic strikes one immediately on first meeting her. But if you ask her students to...

Adding a Coach, Studying Data Successful In Improving Math Grades

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

Caledonia to Vote on No-Increase Bond

Voters in the Caledonia Community Schools district will go to the polls next month to decide on a bond issue leaders call a “zero...

Program Teaches Parents Any Goal is Possible

Parents are their children's first teachers, but when they don't understand the language being used at their child's school and how the school operates,...

Fourth Grade Recycling King

When Colin Pearson was in first grade at Emmons Lake Elementary, he decided on spring break he wanted to teach his classmates about recycling....

Circles Teach Students How to Talk It Out

The Restorative Circle program being used to solve disputes among students at Godfrey Lee Middle School is pretty simple: sit down together and talk...

TK Bond Request to Focus on Security, Technology

Enhanced security, technology upgrades and necessary maintenance are the focus of a "no frills" $6 million bond issue for Thornapple Kellogg voters May 6. A...

Contest Offers Partnerships With Its Prizes

Changing the way students and parents view manufacturing jobs is the goal of a local video contest with more than $10,000 in prizes for...
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