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‘We’re Living His Dream’

Godfrey-Lee Jaye Beeler

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the...

Stop, Look and Here’s Some Love

Grand Rapids Tom Rademacher

When Kattie Eason first stepped onto a Wealthy Street SE corner to serve as a school crossing guard at Henry Elementary School – now Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy -- she was 21 years old.

Finding the Right Fit

Caledonia Janice Holst

How do you turn a would-be class clown into a productive student? How do you motivate a fifth-grader who just doesn't fit in or...

Giving Voice to Children

Grand Rapids Linda Odette

Most elementary students have never attended an opera. Coit Creative Arts Academy fourth- and fifth-grade students have created, produced and performed one. The project, done...

A New Vision for a Historic School

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Since its founding in the 1920s in the neighborhood bearing its name, Ottawa Hills High School has educated plenty of distinguished students. They include...

Community’s Gift: A Book for Every First-Grader

Grand Rapids Jaye Beeler

At the Congress Elementary School library, volunteer reader Alexis Rangel of Lake Michigan Credit Union delved into the magic of Caldecott Medalist's Dan Santat...

Wyoming Bond Funds Mean Major High School Upgrade

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Voters paved the the way Tuesday for major renovations and districtwide upgrades by decisively approving a $79.5 million bond. Work will begin as soon...

District Depending on Tax Renewal to Maintain Momentum

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Nearly one-third of the school district’s state-funded operating dollars will be on the line when voters consider a non-homestead property tax renewal next Tuesday,...

Want to Help Puerto Rico? Here’s One Way

Featured Briefs Charles Honey

The City of Grand Rapids is teaming up with the school district to provide aid to the people of Puerto Rico, who face a...

Helping Hispanic Students Get to and Through College

Grand Rapids Linda Odette

Getting Hispanic students to pursue a college education is the main goal of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (UHSLI), an organization that brought...

Museum Students Help Envision ‘a City for Humans’

Grand Rapids Jaye Beeler

On the Bridge Street Bridge -- with traffic roaring by and glass giants towering nearby - Grand Rapids Public Museum School students Sophia Almonte...

Courageous Student Wins Prestigious Honor

Grand Rapids Jaye Beeler

Although she thought winning the State of Michigan Breaking Traditions 2017 Excellence Award might be the pinnacle of recognition last spring, earning the YWCA...

‘Reading with a Purpose’ Helps Students Learn

The Road to Reading Charles Honey

Rebecca Ophoff’s 25 fourth-graders are following along an article at their desks as she asks them what kind of writing it is. “What makes it...

A Promise Made, a Promise Kept

Grand Rapids Tom Rademacher

For more than 150 years, they've been turning out heroic figures at the former Grand Rapids Central High School – now Innovation Central High. But...

Two New Leaders for City Schools

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Snowboarder, Mushroom Harvester, Stevie Wonder Fan Meet Your Principal: Ryan Huppert School: City High/Middle and the Center for Economicology Other positions you have held in education: Sparta...

Superintendents Support Students In the Face of DACA Decision

Godfrey-Lee Charles Honey

As a mother and grandmother, Teresa Weatherall Neal knows well the value of family. And as superintendent of nearly 17,000 Grand Rapids Public Schools...

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