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GRPS reverses backpack ban, adopts other safety measures

Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

Backpacks will be allowed at Grand Rapids Public Schools in the fall, ending a ban implemented in May...

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Strings at Stocking strikes a chord

Grand Rapids Brett Atwood

Students at Stocking spent time learning and performing on string instruments thanks to St. Cecilia Music Center...

A festive display of art

State of the Arts Dianne Carroll Burdick

Student creations showcase classroom learning, creativity...

Forum addresses safety and security concerns

Grand Rapids Alexis Stark

District leaders asked 150 parents, teachers, community members and leaders for their input on how to make schools safer...

Making learning ‘as local as we can’

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Stephanie Nielsen, the Region 3 Michigan Teacher of the Year, leads her students into the wild schoolyard around them to discover peas, dandelions, trees and cross-curricular connections...

Fifty ‘magical’ years

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

About 3,000 BEEPs have gone through the school that has a curriculum steeped in tradition and nature over the past half century...

Immersed in learning

Multi Districts Dianne Carroll Burdick

Students from across Kent County presented on a showcase of topics at Grand Rapids Public Museum...

Have empathy, want change: capstones they care about

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

More than 60 seniors capped off their experience at Grand Rapids Museum High with a year’s worth of study on issues they chose. Many drilled global issues down to a local and personal level...

It’s official: old Kensington school building will come down

Grand Rapids Alexis Stark

The Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to demolish the Kensington building at the May 15 meeting...

Working — and studying — for a living

All Districts Carol Lautenbach

A recent national news story about exploitation of children in West Michigan workplaces prompts new legislation and emphasizes the importance of school-issued work permits in ensuring student safety and well-being...

Advisory committee recommends demolition of Kensington building

Grand Rapids Alexis Stark

The Board of Education will decide the future of the Kensington building after hearing neighbors’ concerns and an advisory committee’s recommendation to demolish...

Math, reading lessons aim to curb summer learning loss

Opportunities Erin Albanese

Students have the opportunity to keep their grasp on math and reading this summer thorough nine-week program...

Remember Their Names vigil honors those lost in school shootings

All Districts Erin Albanese

Students, educators and community leaders honored those killed in school shootings at the “Remember Their Names” memorial event...

District moving forward with bond to reinvest in facilities

Grand Rapids Alexis Stark

Grand Rapids Public Schools is making plans to ask voters to approve a bond that would generate $290 million to reinvest and revitalize school buildings, in the Nov. 7 election...