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‘Such Good and Such Promise in Each of Them’

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Fourteen students form a semicircle, discussing in detail the meaning of a poem by Pablo Neruda, "I Like When You Are Quiet." Witness the teaching...

Interviewing 101 Helps Students Hone Skills

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Had it been a real job interview, Katlyn Siddall might well have been hired. In a practice interview in the high school library, Katlyn told...

Mindful Students Find Calm at End of School Day

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Twenty-eight students lie on the floor of a darkened classroom, cloth masks over their eyes, silently listening to the soothing murmur of ocean waves...

Students Hope to Save Lives with Honored Video

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Brooke Buchanan and Molly Growney admit they sort of assumed their teacher was giving them busy work when he assigned them a project at...

‘When Trouble Came to Find Me, She Was There’

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Lexis Pearson was a self-described troublemaker when she was in seventh grade. Her poor choices led her to the office of social worker Brooke...

Turn, Talk and Listen

The Road to Reading Charles Honey
Kindergartner Vincent Reatini looked up from his book, “Froggy Builds a Tree House,” which he couldn’t read much of yet. But asked for his...

Sports Nut, Zamboni Driver, Dedicated Educator

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School: Central Elementary Other positions you have held in education: I spent the past 11 years as an English teacher at Kenowa Hills High School....

Renovated Building ‘Feels Like a Brand-New School’

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Just after taking their seats in the newly renovated Alpine Elementary School, LeAnn’s Smoes’ fourth-graders piped up when she asked what they liked about...

Administrator Elected to Lead Statewide Educators Group

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Assistant Superintendent Mike Burde has been named president-elect of the Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists, an organization to help local school...

From Schoolhouse to the White House

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When Tracy Horodyski looks back on her year as Michigan Teacher of the Year, the recollections come tumbling out: the dozens of presentations she...

Six Teachers Seek National Board Credentials

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Big names in teaching in Kent County – Michigan Teachers of the Year for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 – have joined forces to share the...

Taking a Stand – Make That a Walk – Against Slavery

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The more students in Jim Kendra’s social-studies classes learned about modern-day slavery, the more they wanted to do something about it. Out of their concern...

STEM on Steroids: Students Design Electric Vehicles

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High school students put their STEM skills to work by designing a car for the future at the 11th annual Square One Innovative Vehicle...

School Spirit Personified: ‘He Never Has a Bad Day’

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Jared Scheidel ambles onto the ballfield and members of the Knights varsity baseball team greet him as they get ready for practice. “What’s up, coach...

History as Song and Story

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It was the true story of a horrific murder, but Ben Bedford sang the tale to a gentle melody. “Pulled by four strong arms from...

Playing in Tune with Giving Hearts

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Elizabeth Catlin tentatively plucked a few notes on a violin after eighth-graders McKenzie Watkoski and Presley Avery showed her how. The she gamely played...
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