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Military Families Get in for Free This Weekend

All Districts Linda Odette

Free visits for active-duty and veteran military families will be offered by the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum during their upcoming Military Weekend. SpartanNash has partnered...

Five Districts, Five Strategies to Reach ‘Top 10 in 10’

All Districts Morgan Jarema

Superintendents from five Kent County school districts got the chance on Tuesday to tout their school improvement initiatives, when State Superintendent Brian Whiston and...

Wanted: More Than a Few Work-ready Graduates

Career Exploration Erin Albanese

Let's talk about a glaring example of the disconnect between the workforce and the pipeline of students who will soon enter it. Last spring, Kent...

Tips to Parents: How to Help Your Child’s Reading

All Districts Erin Albanese

Plenty of books in the house. Nightly story time. Exposure to words, words and more words. Those are three components that help a child develop...

Schools Gear Up to Prepare for Third-Grade Reading Law

All Districts Erin Albanese

During a recent Literacy Night at Oriole Park Elementary School, teachers dressed like superheroes, activating their powers to help parents best support their children’s...

Students Come Together to Help Hurricane Recovery

All Districts Erin Albanese

Editor's note: Schools throughout Kent ISD are pitching in to help Southern state residents recover from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Following is a sampling...

Senator Talks Talent with Students, Educators, Employers

All Districts Morgan Jarema

Senator Debbie Stabenow invited a group of some 40 employers, local school, college and skilled trades group representatives to join her at Kent Career...

Back to School, Five Times Over

All Districts School News Network

There was excitement in the halls of Comstock Park Public Schools Monday, but it was a lot earlier than usual. Nancy Dahl sat at the...

A Lesson of Wonder in the Sky

All Districts Erin Albanese

With eclipse glasses on, Kimberly Hudson and her children, Kiara Webley and Jonathan Hudson, waited in anticipation on the Grand Rapids Public Museum lawn...

Ready or Not, Schools Start Opening Aug. 21

All Districts Erin Albanese

Got those backpacks ready? The first day of school is two weeks earlier than the traditional post-Labor Day start for many districts, and administrators are...

Zoo, Museum Offer Free Educator Day on Aug. 8

All Districts Morgan Jarema

Work at a school? Then Tuesday is your day to visit the zoo and public museum to learn about what both institutions can offer...

Summer Means Stage Time for Young Actors

All Districts Morgan Jarema

Evie VanderArk says she fell in love with being on stage "when I played the role of Tiger Lily at my elementary school," Breton...

‘You’ll Never Be the Same’

All Districts Linda Odette

Being named the Michigan Teacher of the Year doesn't come with a manual for how to navigate the year ahead, so you have to...

Teachers Tap Into Online Learning Site, Many for Free

All Districts Charles Honey

Four students gazed at their iPads to see lots of animals eating: squirrel, giraffe, camel, panda. Video over, teacher Heather Gauck asked them what...

State Sub of the Year: ‘She’s Special’

All Districts Morgan Jarema

EDUStaff Honors Longtime Teacher

Got Breakfast?

All Districts Erin Albanese

Just after the morning school bell rings, West Kelloggsville Elementary School teacher Joy Howard calls up her kindergartners one-by-one to hand them breakfast. They...

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