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Erica Humphrey: Busy Senior with a Lot to Give

Sparta School News Network

Erica Humphreys' grandparents died nearly a year ago, one month apart from each other. The tender care they received in their passing is a...

Fairy Tales Hone Writing Skills

Sparta School News Network

Offbeat realities have found their place in the classroom. Ridgeview Elementary second-graders recently explored the depths of their imaginations by writing their own fairy tales,...

Too Many Student Leaders? No Such Thing, Say GRPS Officials

Grand Rapids School News Network

When Grand Rapids Public Schools officials went looking this year for two student representatives to serve on its Board of Education, they found students...

Marketing Teacher Brings Real-World Experience to Classes

Caledonia School News Network

The pressure is on. It's the lightning round of a "Jeopardy"-like game show that challenges two Caledonia High School sports and entertainment marketing students...

Art Show Displays Skill, Patience

Godwin Heights School News Network

Santiago Baltazar was only 4 years old when he emigrated from his homeland of Guatemala to the U.S. in 2001. He decided in his...

Marshmallows Prove STEM Careers Are Not Puff Jobs

Sparta School News Network

Marshmallows, toothpicks and masking tape may seem unlikely tools to persuade Appleview Elementary students in the direction of STEM careers, but Melissa Utter had...

Controlled Burn Culminates Two Years of Invasive Plant Study

Forest Hills School News Network

Sixth-grader Hannah Fife said she and her classmates feel more like part of their community after spending part of their day researching plant life...

Grand Rapids Gets Behind Getting Students to School

Grand Rapids School News Network

Antonio Zavala is the kind of student Grand Rapids Public Schools has been cultivating recently: the kind who comes to school every day, on...

Creating Safe Schools for LGBTQ Students

Kent ISD School News Network

They are at a higher risk for homelessness, alcohol and substance abuse, harassment, assaults, suicide, dropping out of school and truancy. But progress continues to...

Silkscreen Printing Creates First-Year Scholarship

Caledonia School News Network

Orders are streaming in to have Caledonia High School art students custom print logos on T-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks using a printing technique that...

Key to Success: Surround Yourself with Like-Minded People

Godwin Heights School News Network

Dr. Sampson Davis had finished explaining how he managed to become an emergency care doctor and author despite growing up in one of New...

Students, Community and People with Disabilities Voice Solidarity Through Best Prom Ever

Sparta School News Network

The atmosphere inside the Sparta High School cafeteria crackles with excitement. Hundreds of people fill the room wearing natty suits, fashionable tuxedos and elegant evening...

College Tour Spurs Curiosity for What the Future Holds

Caledonia School News Network

Hands instantly shot up when Davenport University freshman Jacob Roe asked if the Duncan Lake Middle School seventh-graders had any questions about college life....

FFA Students Recognized for Leadership Achievements

Caledonia School News Network

Awards and accolades were in ample supply at the 79th annual Caledonia Chapter Future Farmers of America awards banquet recently held at the High...

Competitive Cheerleading a Life-Changer, Team Members Say

Godwin Heights School News Network

There's more to competitive cheerleading than performing heart-stopping extended split stunts and the toe touch basket toss. Godwin Height High School team members say...

Voters Return Split Results in School Tax Requests

Kent ISD School News Network

While voters statewide roundly thumped Proposal 1 in Tuesday’s elections, Kent County residents delivered mixed results to five local school districts. Voters narrowly approved a...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

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