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Fourth-grade writers share personal narratives

Byron Center Alexis Stark

Brown Elementary fourth-graders wrote stories about their life experiences and designed and drew their own book covers.

No cell phones in class? It’s a good thing, student and principal say

Podcasts School News Network

Five years after Forest Hills adopted a policy severely restricting cell-phone use during the school day, we talk to a student and principal about how that’s working out.

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more.

Sixth-graders mark Hispanic Heritage Month

Byron Center Alexis Stark

Nickels Intermediate sixth-graders celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a passionate parent, eager to share her Cuban heritage with her son’s class.

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

All Districts Riley Kelley

Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

U.S. Education Secretary: ‘We gotta fight for our educators’

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a roundtable discussion on public service loan forgiveness with local educators.

First-year teacher wants students to know ‘You can have fun while learning’

Podcasts School News Network

In this episode of Study Hall, first-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson discusses why she chose teaching at a time new teachers are badly needed.

Why do most schools start before Labor Day? Several reasons

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Middle college programs are the main reason Kent ISD seeks a post-Labor Day waiver for all local school districts. But there are others.

Byron Center K-4 moves into newly renovated building

Byron Center Alexis Stark

Byron Center’s newly renovated Heritage Elementary opened its doors to students and staff on the first day of school.

Bus drivers role-play safety, security events

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.

School staff, families join community theater in the most delightful way

Byron Center Alexis Stark

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious teachers and families make up the cast of Byron Center’s summer community theater production of ‘Mary Poppins’ at Van Singel Fine Arts Center.

Districts are feeding more students due to universal free meals

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Increased participation, kitchen investments and more menu options have followed the implementation of universal free school meals.

Food service director: Add a bit of chicken and keep your eyes on the pan

Byron Center Alexis Stark

Byron Center’s Food Service Director Vince Sturgis, aka Mr. Carrot, served up his own version of mac and cheese to Brown Elementary summer school students as part of a food demonstration.

Voters say ‘yes’ to library, early childhood millage requests

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Both the Kent District Library and the Ready by Five early childhood millage requests had huge support at the polls.

Shark dissection shows adaptation up-close

Byron Center Alexis Stark

Countryside Elementary fourth-graders wrapped up the school year by dissecting dogfish sharks and learning about their organ systems.

New manufacturing hub means more space, more students

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kent Career Tech Center’s new manufacturing hub brought together four programs, each in larger spaces: welding, engineering, precision machining and mechatronics.

Making connections to motivate students

On state council, junior hopes to ‘make school better for every individual’

She nurtures them, and they bring her joy

Working in education, ‘You can really make a difference in a community’

High-schoolers use TikTok to inform, entertain

Symphony visit all about sharing the music

Research-based reading curriculum aims to amplify skills

Full symphony orchestra joins strings & marching band

Student news crew interviews state superintendent

Cultural fair: Students share countries, culture

Same family, different major goals

Summer internship leads to national news segment

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