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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.

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.

For these two student leaders, it’s all about promoting cultural awareness

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Forest Hills Eastern junior Harpreet Kaur and her brother, eighth-grader Angad Singh, are breaking down stereotypes by sharing their culture.

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-elect Trump’s deportation plans.

Opening students’ eyes to their connection to the world

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Central High science teacher Patti Richardson was recently named Outstanding Biology Teacher in Michigan by the National Association of Biology Teachers.

District adds junior kindergarten; community meeting set

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Forest Hills families will have the opportunity to learn more about the new program at a community meeting Jan. 22.

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.

Their goal: get to know every Ranger

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

The team’s goal is to get to know every student, so SNN is turning the tables so the community can get to know the new members, with one veteran joining in.

3D ‘cabinets of curiosity’ represent a generation’s issues, events

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Students at Central High imagine how people 100 years from now might perceive the 21st century.

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.

Retired teachers return as mentors

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

A chance conversation led school counselor Cindi Reynolds to invite former Knapp Forest Elementary staff to return as mentors.

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.

Threats to schools: real or hoaxes?

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Following a school shooting in Georgia, school districts locally and statewide saw an increase in threats this fall – many of them false.

State of the Student tackles four big topics

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Area students were center stage at the annual “Listen. Learn. Lead.” event to share their thoughts about mental health, school safety, engagement and belonging.