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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.

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.

Tech Center students start new tradition with butterfly release

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Tech Center students joined forces with John Ball Zoo in a native butterfly conservation project.

ArtPrize exhibit honors veterans & their stories

Caledonia Alexis Stark

Caledonia Community Schools students honored America through their artistic contributions to an ArtPrize 2024 exhibit honoring veterans’ art and their stories.

Agriscience students gain experience, lend hand at Meijer Gardens

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

A partnership with Frederik Meijer Gardens has given Kent Career Tech Center students the opportunity to work alongside horticultural experts.

He’s a football fan all about empowering team excellence

Caledonia Alexis Stark

New Emmons Lake Elementary Principal Nathan Walters says he learns joy and gratitude from his students.

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.

Student musicians tour Europe, performing along the way

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

With Michigan Musicians Abroad, high school students performed concerts in London, Paris, Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

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.

Summer school: like off-season practice

Caledonia Alexis Stark

Caledonia summer school teachers help students retain what they previously learned and set them up for success in their next school year.

First day focus: be helpful & kind

Caledonia Alexis Stark

Dutton Elementary Principal Shawn Veitch kicked off the first day of school with morning rounds and encouraging affirmations.

Counselor offers ‘next-level listening skills’ and a punching bag

Caledonia Alexis Stark

West Michigan Counselor of the Year Hilaski serves as a fierce advocate for her students at Caledonia High School.

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.

Lesson in environment leads students to plant a plot for pollinators

Caledonia Alexis Stark

Sixth-graders are enticing bees, butterflies and other pollinators to their newly planted native pollinator garden – designed with biodiversity in mind.

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