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A career in auto repair? For some students, it starts in high school

Podcasts Charles Honey

A Grandville High School teacher and student discuss the “motor skills” learned and career options opened by classes in automotive maintenance as well as in other career and technical education programs.

Kindergarten listening stations open up possibilities for young learners

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

The district’s kindergarten classrooms are now equipped with listening stations, which allow students to listen to audio versions of books as they read along.

‘It’s a civic responsibility,’ teacher says of education work

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

This educator and East alum sees public education as a core part of democracy.

Districts issue guidance, protocols in case of ICE visits

All Districts Erin Albanese

Amid concerns about mass deportation and a change in federal policy that allows immigration officers to visit schools, administrators are communicating guidance and protocols.

Partnership expands CTE programs to local districts

Byron Center Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

To meet its goal of 10,000 students in career and technical education classes by 2030, Kent ISD partnered with local districts to bring these programs to students in their own high schools.

Safety bills address gun storage information, emergency response terminology

All Districts Erin Albanese

School officials say they are pleased and grateful for safety bills recently passed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that address information on safe gun storage and emergency response terminology.

Aspiring thespian helps younger students find joy in theater

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

Her dream is to be on stage, so this middle-schooler volunteers to help out with theater productions at Wealthy Elementary.

Podcast: Schools hearing concerns from families over federal deportation plans

All Districts Charles Honey

Brianna Vasquez de Pereira, a Kent School Services Network coordinator in Kentwood, discusses the questions and fears of immigrant families about President Trump’s deportation plans.

Community-school worker: Immigrant students, families apprehensive about Trump deportation plans

All Districts Charles Honey

Brianna Vasquez de Pereira, a Kent School Services Network coordinator in Kentwood, discusses the questions and fears of immigrant families about President Trump’s deportation plans.

What’s in store for federal education dollars?

All Districts Erin Albanese

A campaign promise of the president-elect is to end the U.S. Department of Education. Area education leaders say it’s unlikely, but they are anticipating changes.

Budding birder brings energy, passion to job tending school’s bird feeders

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

A Breton Downs Elementary student takes great pride in managing the school’s bird feeders.

Democracy in action: Leading Lions tackle Lakeside’s big questions

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

Students are making their voices heard and improving the school community in Lakeside Elementary’s Leading Lions group.

Initiative aims to double enrollment in career & technical education by 2030

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

An ambitious county-wide initiative aims to increase the number of students taking classes that teach them career skills and prepare them for the workforce.

Teacher Academy students design their future classrooms

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

First-year Teacher Academy students designed classrooms with a focus on the developmental needs of their students.

Touched by tragedies, social worker educates families on safe gun storage

All Districts School News Network

Social worker Eunice Benavidez, who’s lost family members to gun violence, talks about a safe gun storage initiative she leads at Kelloggsville Public Schools.

High-school paper keeps the free press alive

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

The East Vision is the student-run newspaper at East Grand Rapids High School, and its staffers are committed to 'seeking the truth.'

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