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Local Association Names Godfrey-Lee Educator Counselor of the Year

Godfrey-Lee School News Network
Sitting around a table with six of her students, Lee Middle School Counselor Betty Killoran asks them to put together a puzzle, pieces facing...

Motivating Students: Educators Will Do Whatever It Takes

Kentwood School News Network
Getting inspired to do well in school might come naturally for some students. But for others, a little incentive, like seeing the principal getting...

Students Pace Themselves at the Learning Center

Godwin Heights School News Network
Andy Cruz, 17, of Grand Rapids, knows perfectly well how his first year in high school set him behind schedule to graduate. "I took...

The Superintendent: A Day In the Life

Kentwood School News Network
Standing by the door’s entrance, Kentwood Public Schools Superintendent Scott Palczewski greets every administrator with a handshake, making small talk as school leaders fill...

Sweeping Streets, Strengthening Partnerships in Godfrey-Lee

Godfrey-Lee School News Network
More than three dozen students, parents, educators and board of education members, business owners, and other members of the community joined hands to "sweep...

Innovative Program Adds Technology and Changes Classroom Structure

Kentwood School News Network
Using the netbooks provided by the school, fifth graders Kelly Hung and Brandon Singer completed their research on zoology as a teacher pointed out...

Hard Work Results In Naval Academy Entry

Comstock Park School News Network
As he waited for an interview to seek congressional nomination to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, Comstock Park High School Senior Miguel Nava, 17,...

Students Learn the ABCs of Salmon – by Raising Them

Thornapple Kellogg School News Network
A is for Alevin, a newly hatched salmon. B is for big, as in King Salmon, the largest in its species. And C is for...

TEAM 21 Program Preserved for Middle School, Elementary Funding Expires

Godfrey-Lee School News Network
Godfrey-Lee parent Mandy Evangelista is grateful that, for years, her three children have been able to participate in the T.E.A.M 21 program that provides enrichment...

Programs Help Transitional Families Keep Kids in School

Kent ISD School News Network
Two years ago, Jessica had a steady job, a home and three children enrolled in Godwin Heights Public Schools. That was before she started...

Comstock Park Teacher Introduces Students to World Through Travel

Comstock Park School News Network
Comstock Park World History Teacher Betsy Rybarczyk fell in love with the world years ago, when as a recent high school grad, she grabbed...

West Godwin Grandpa, Watch DOGS, Create Popular Presence

Godwin Heights School News Network
“Mr. Soto, Mr. Soto, me too!  Me too! I love underdogs!” calls a West Godwin Elementary third grader as a patient Able Soto pushes...

Livestream Turns Students Into TedHeads

Kentwood School News Network
Editor’s note: Nardy Baeza Bickel was among the core volunteer group for the TEDxGrand Rapids Livestream for Education. When veteran teacher and avid outdoors...

TK School Second in Odyssey World Finals for Creative Fairy Tale

Thornapple Kellogg School News Network
A tree-killing princess that’s been turned into a tree, an all-in-one-seven-dwarfs dwarf and a superhero that’s ready to solve wardrobe malfunctions at any time...

Intervention Helps Put a Stop to Freshman Course Failures

Godwin Heights School News Network
Tough love, personalized instruction and clear expectations. That’s been the recipe for success at Godwin Heights High School since administrators implemented an intervention program that...

Teachers Get Schooled on Tech-savvy Tools

Godfrey-Lee School News Network
Sixth grade teacher Vlad Borza is happy to have a little help managing behavior in his classroom. This year, he’s hoping cute, computer animated monsters...
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