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On Snow, Surf or Sidewalk, Let’s Go Boarding!

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Bill Curtis was teaching physical education at Eastern High a few years ago when, he says, "I got the sense that a lot of...

It’s All Happening at the Zoo

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Corrin Kile made a beeline around the corner to where her classmates sat on folding chairs in front of a window of water. "Dos nutrias!"...

Mind Sports Roundup

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Editor's note: Academic competition season is upon us! Each week School News Network will be running roundups of events including Odyssey of the Mind,...

Adding Sugar to Education’s Cake

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As a young mother new to the district in the early 1970s, Candace Hinshaw remembers hearing about a magazine sale at Pine Ridge Elementary...

French or English, It’s Still Teen Talk

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In the B Wing of Eastern High School, three groups of students sat around tables asking one another questions that most teens do when...

Building a Dream Into Reality

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I see the horror figures portrayed in the media. I flinch and glower at the images of helpless people, abandoned and alone, drowning in...

ASL Helps Students ‘See From a Global Perspective’

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Gabe Vogt has no problem honing his sign language skills. It's the ideal way, he said, to communicate with his older brother, Aden, who...

‘No Sense Keeping Knowledge to Yourself’

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Vishnu Mano was selling homemade lemonade at home over the summer when a better way of doing business dawned on him. The Knapp Forest Elementary...

Teachers’ Turn to Learn

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This year, nearly 1,000 K-12 school leaders in 45 states and 38 countries signed up to participate in Shadow a Student Challenge. It's a...

Hola, Madrid? It’s Me, Forest Hills!

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Ava Dingman sat at third in line, her feet bouncing up and down in neon green sneakers with bright yellow laces, as she waited...

Human Anatomy, Now in 3-D

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Emma Beck admits she hasn't yet mastered cooking macaroni and cheese without burning it. But even after just two weeks of practice molding a...

This Group Could Drive You Batty

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In their first year of competition, team "Hey, Watch This!" brought home the silver. And for their classmates, that means a week of focus...

Just Like Us

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Editor's note: This essay was originally published in the Central Trend, the student newspaper of Forest Hills Central High School. What college are you going...

Respect and Relationships Build Bonds with Students

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On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Bill Kennedy's AP Government class kicks off as it does on most days: with video news footage. Today it's...

The Change Agents

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If you didn't have to go back to school tomorrow -- or ever -- would you? When Evan Lehmann first heard the question, "I was...

A Feast for King’s Kids

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It was a feast fit for a king to honor a King, and to benefit those who attend his namesake school. Thornapple Elementary recently was...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

Teacher recognized for ‘excellence in Chinese teaching’

She’s in year 20, and ‘goes at it like year two’

For real, she dances a fine reel

Dedication & drive, in the dojo and beyond

Business, college and K-12 leaders come together to boost student literacy

Middle-school artists add ‘squish’ to second-grade designs

One Book, One City program culminates with visit from author

Pi Day slices fun with math

Level playing field offers connection for students of all abilities

High school broadcasters inspire middle school channel

What would closing U.S. Dept. of Education mean for special education in Kent County?

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