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Media Room Makeover Is a Community Effort

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Students at Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School have been enjoying new books and shelves, cool wall decorations and nifty Chromebooks thanks to a $15,000 media...

Tuned In, Turned Off and Taking Action

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
A dozen high school students were talking about the first presidential debate. They weren’t too impressed with Hillary Clinton, but even less so with...

Filling a Need by Filling Backpacks

Byron Center Charles Honey
Surrounded by tubs and shelves bursting with food, Jenny Steele ticked off the numbers of children at half a dozen schools who would soon...

‘Beacon for the Community’ Say Super School Leaders at Museum School Celebration

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
The Grand Rapids Museum School is all about history, heritage, culture and providing ways to learn right in the heart of the city. So...

Up Close with In-Demand Careers

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Beginning a career in manufacturing after high school can pay off fast, said industry rep. Angie Huyghe. An apprentice in the toolroom can make a...

Count-Day Turnaround: ‘We Made History Today’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Kendall Alexander’s wide grin pretty much says it all: She loves going to Congress Elementary School. “I like to read,” Kendall said the other morning...

Latino Role Model: ‘Reach Out and Know Communities Around You’

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
Children's author F. Isabel Campoy's writing honors the Latino community, providing a fresh look at history and sharing the message, "It doesn't matter where...

Chair Camp Sets Students’ Imaginations Free

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
As she delicately decorated a tiny chair with flowers and a yellow star, Yarlis Perez thought about the kind of art she was creating. “I’m...

President’s Son Meets with Students at Father’s Namesake School

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
Steven Ford handed sixth-grader Davohn Lafer a golf ball once owned by his father, President Gerald R. Ford. Davohn had answered correctly which constitutional amendment...

Learning to ‘Leave the Earth a Better Place’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
A boy in search of environmental treasure announced its discovery to his classmates: “Storm drain, I found one!” His three fellow explorers joined him, clipboards...

Museum School Wins $10 Million as a ‘Super School’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The Grand Rapids Public Schools’ Public Museum School got a major funding boost and national recognition this week by winning a $10 million grant...

First Day in the Life 2016

Caledonia Charles Honey
Editor’s note: This year, a quartet of School News Network reporters fanned out across Kent ISD and paired with a single person experiencing his...

City is Classroom for More Students

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Esteban Clark-Braendle was so excited about the opening of the newly expanded Grand Rapids Public Museum School, he filmed the ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the...

20 Districts, Many Ways to Add Five More Days

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey
How do you add five days to the school year without disrupting family schedules, while increasing student learning and not starting before Labor Day? Ask...

Past Top Teachers Advise, Encourage This Year’s Honoree

Forest Hills Charles Honey
Surrounded by a dozen exemplary teachers in the room, Michigan Teacher of the Year Tracy Horodyski paid close attention to the advice of one...

Summer Programs Push Participants to Think, Work Like Scientists

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Six students sat hunched on the floor, writing on a poster bearing photos of penguins they’d taken the previous day at John Ball Zoo....
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