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Paying it forward, anonymously

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
Caledonia schools are receiving extra support this holiday season with anonymous donors paying off school lunch debt...

Students reach out to each other to address mental health

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
A group of 35 Caledonia High School students came together to create a school-wide assembly touching on the importance of mental health support among their peers...

Students take on projects, hands-on learning in new course

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
A new project-based-learning program at Caledonia High School has students working hands-on on projects that require communication, creativity and critical thinking...

Five districts win tax approvals, one weathers defeat

Multi Districts School News Network
Five Kent ISD school districts are breathing easier following voter approval of tax requests in Tuesday's election, but one, Cedar Springs, is weighing options after its proposed bond issue was defeated...

Six districts in Kent ISD asking for funding on Tuesday ballot

Multi Districts Charles Honey
Five school districts in Kent ISD have tax requests on the election ballot next Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here is a breakdown of what they’re asking for...

District tries again for Headlee override to restore full funding

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
Caledonia Community Schools on Nov. 5 again will seek approval of the fully funded non-homestead tax after voters narrowly denied the request last year...

Follow the sensory road

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
At Duncan Lake ECC, as at other schools locally and nationally, teachers find the sensory paths help students focus more calmly in the classroom by hopping and slithering outside of it...

When you empower students, ‘they will amaze you’

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
Caledonia High School’s new principal moved up from the assistant...

Motivating others is passion of new athletic director

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
New athletic director's background spans sports, teaching...

‘Feels like I just got here yesterday’

Rockstar Teachers Hannah Lentz
Kelly LaCroix has worked in the same classroom at Kettle Lake Elementary for two decades, and her enthusiasm continues to grow every day...

From the playground to the library

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
After raising nearly $300,000 to renovate and rebuild the playground over four years, the Kettle Lake Elementary PTO is moving on to fund new classroom libraries offering more books covering many genres and characters...

Student wins second straight grand prize in Congressional Art Competition

Multi Districts Cris Greer
Northview senior Nick Ensing captures second straight grand prize in ArtFest 2019, the Congressional Art Competition for Michigan’s 3rd district...

Blessed and grateful: challenges faced with positive attitude

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
Senior Cayleigh Constance has overcome challenges from family illness to mental health. After a four-month hiatus, she’s on track to graduate this year...

Compass class points students in the right direction

Caledonia Hannah Lentz
In response to the need to change curriculum, Caledonia decided to shut down its separate alternative education building and move students back to the high school where they would have a class once a day...

Inadequate funding – even in affluent districts – still short-changes students

Issues in Education Charles Honey
It’s not just poorer districts feeling the pain from Michigan’s inadequate school funding, officials say. Higher-income districts are also pinched by the funding formula and having to make cuts...

District faces dilemma of budget reality contrasted with community perception

Caledonia Erin Albanese
When it comes to the financial state of Caledonia Community Schools, there’s a disparity between public perception and reality, says Superintendent Dedrick Martin...
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