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Better Teaching for Better Readers

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Before beginning a lesson on weather and climate at Kraft Meadows Middle School, Anita Archer took a moment to talk to each of the...

Students Build Bridges to Community, with Capes

Caledonia Erin Albanese
It's not everyday you see middle schoolers sewing, but when it comes to helping children become caped crusaders, Kraft Meadows and Duncan Lake students...

High School Sideline: Organic Milk

Caledonia Erin Albanese
It looks like big things are on the horizon for sophomore and Future Farmers of America member Shannon Good. Shannon is really no "future" farmer;...

Custodial Job Perk: Connecting with Students

Caledonia Erin Albanese
In a world where too many people just "talk the talk," Fred Cox "walks the walk"– a fast stride around the cafeteria, through entryways,...

Students Fulfill Pet Gift Wish List

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Dutton Elementary School fifth-graders Saige Cooper and Izzy Fata recently led a blanket, toy and pet food drive for animals of the Humane Society...

Look Out Humans — Here Come the Robots

Caledonia Linda Odette
A robot made of Legos pushing around poop could lead to students being scientists and engineers. Settle down, it's not real poop. It's manure...

From Soggy Schoolyard to Ecosystem

Caledonia Erin Albanese
How does Dutton Elementary School affect the Plaster Creek watershed and eventually the Great Lakes? Students have only to look up at their school...

New Building will Enable New Ways of Teaching

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Caledonia High School Principal Brady Lake sees the new high school building, under construction next to the main high school, as much more than...

Improved Reading, Better Behavior go Hand-in-Hand

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Third-grader Aliyah VanDrunen beams with pride as she flawlessly reads several paragraphs. She can read 90 words per minute with 100 percent accuracy and...

Library Lab Experience Makes House Call – at School

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Paris Ridge Elementary students walked into an art room that had been transformed into a mini-maker space. Before them were kits with activities in...

‘Look at How Much Stuff is Growing’

Caledonia Erin Albanese
When students talk about food with third-grade teacher Karen Rath, they mention beets, cilantro and parsnips and explain how things grow. To test their...

SiTE: LAB Ramps Up Access

Caledonia Erin Albanese
During an ArtPrize field trip last week, senior Katie Bork stopped to talk to Christopher Smit, executive director of DisArt, an effort that aims...

New Boardwalk is Playtime Empire

Caledonia Erin Albanese
The big wooden playground known as The Boardwalk stood on the Kettle Lake Elementary School playground for nearly three decades, a beloved place for...

Warm Bench, Warm Hearts

Caledonia Erin Albanese
If you need a buddy, have a seat. That's the message Junior Girl Scouts want their peers to hear. Two Caledonia troops recently added special...

FFA Members Make Hard Work Look Fairly Fun

Caledonia Linda Odette
It was 90 degrees at the Barry County Fair when Jordyn Skinner walked her dairy feeder cow, Russell, into the show ring for the...

First Day in the Life 2016

Caledonia Charles Honey
Editor’s note: This year, a quartet of School News Network reporters fanned out across Kent ISD and paired with a single person experiencing his...
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