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The Weight of the Test

All Districts Erin Albanese

Taking the PSAT left Kent Innovation High School sophomore Anna DeBraber feeling stressed, frustrated and as if the years of work in class and...

Recent Tragedies Heighten Schools’ Concerns About Mental Health

All Districts Charles Honey

The theater was quiet except for the rustling of popcorn bags. When the movie ended, the silence was louder. That silence was what the movie...

Surprise! Good Vision and Learning are Linked

All Districts Charles Honey

Marley Beauchamp slips on a pair of 3-D glasses, but it's not because she plans to munch popcorn while watching a popular animated film. Instead,...

Summer Learning Can Mean Big Fun

All Districts Erin Albanese

Educators across Kent County are making efforts to curb summer-learning loss, the tendency for students to lose ground on what they've learned during the...

Wanted: Substitute Teachers. Lots of Them

All Districts Charles Honey

On the next-to-last day of school, all of North Godwin Elementary School’s teachers were present except for one, the physical-education teacher. Ella Moran, a...

Dyslexia Causes Struggles for Students, but They Can Still Excel

All Districts Adrian Hirsch

What do Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison and approximately 20 percent of students have in common? They have been forced to approach learning...

When Words Don’t Make Sense, Magic Pens Can Help

All Districts Charles Honey

Jenny Green feels she can do well in her English classes – as long as she gets a little help with the reading part. “When...

Not Your Older Sister’s Career Fair

All Districts Linda Odette

MiCareerQuest 2015 Draws 6,000 Teens to DeVos Place

Competing Plans to Fix Roads Produced Proposal 1, Lawmakers Say

All Districts Erin Albanese

State Rep. Robert VerHeulen, R-Walker, isn't saying how he will vote on the May 5 ballot proposal that would provide funding for roads, schools...

Proposal 1 May Be Complicated, but Has Major Implications for Schools

All Districts Charles Honey

Non-partisan analysts break down May 5 ballot issue to help guide voters

Helping Students Grow After Bullying Incidents

All Districts Charles Honey

When Tarena VanDyke was accused of bullying another student, it really hurt, she said. “I’ve never seen myself as a bully,” said the Northview High...

Gay-Straight Alliances Foster Safe Haven for LGBT Students

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The laughter inside the classroom reaches a crescendo when Caleb Smith hauls out Bruce the Shark — the somewhat official mascot of Rockford High...

Why Are Some Schools High Achievers in Reading?

All Districts Erin Albanese

At Sunfield Elementary in Lakewood Public Schools, students read while waiting in line for the bathroom. At North Godwin Elementary in Godwin Heights, kindergartners...

Teachers Tweak Instruction to Engage Students at All Learning Levels

All Districts Erin Albanese

Discovery Elementary School's first-grade classrooms were bustling with activity. In one room, students read parts in the play "The City Mouse and The Country...

Beyond Reading and Writing: School Nurses Serve Main Point of Contact for Many Low-Income Students’ Medical Needs

All Districts Erin Albanese

Editor's Note: The Burden of Poverty: A Backpack of Heartache is a continuing series examining the problems poverty creates for students and their families, plus the schools...

Dental Team Saving Teeth, School Days, in Districts with High Need

All Districts Erin Albanese

Editor's Note: The Burden of Poverty: A Backpack of Heartache is a continuing series examining the problems poverty creates for students and their families, plus the schools...

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