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Welcome Help for Younger Readers

Kent City Janice Holst

Third-grader Gage Stray has changed his mind about reading. He has learned to like it -- especially if he gets to read about rally...

‘The Goal is to Keep Them Reading’

Classrooms for All Janice Holst

Second-graders Leonel Santiago and Carlos Saldana hit an exciting benchmark this fall: They started reading their first chapter books. Besides helping them learn the important...

From Garden Banquet to Community Tradition

Kent City Janice Holst

Inviting veterans to school started two decades ago, when then principal Fred Gronke, both a Kent City graduate and a retired U.S. Marine, brought...

Dia de los Muertos a Celebration of Life

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Schools throughout Kent ISD this week studied and celebrated Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a a Nov. 2 holiday to honor the...

A Day at the Top

Kent City Janice Holst

It is never too early to practice leadership skills. At least that is the thought behind a recent Kent City Elementary School event, which...

Boosting Student Reading Takes Center Stage

The Road to Reading Janice Holst

While it isn't clear if nationally renowned researcher Richard Allington was excited to see staff from the school district where he started his career,...

‘We Support Each Other’

Kent City Janice Holst

When Dan Crofoot recently was shown a letter he wrote to a student in 1989, he said, "It made me realize that what we...

Creativity to Spare

Multi Districts School News Network

Sparta Lanes in downtown Sparta got a bit of a makeover recently with help from some local high school students. The alley is home to...

Student Artwork ‘Deserves to be Showcased’

Kent City School News Network

The creative artistry of Kent City students was on generous display recently, when some 250 community members strolled through a broad collection of more...

Students to Drivers: Put the Phone Down!

Kent City Charles Honey

The image looms high above southbound U.S. 131, just north of the Burton Street exit -- a tear falling from a teen girl’s eye,...

‘The Culture Has Changed’

Issues in Education School News Network

After being placed on a list of low-achieving schools in 2010, the district's high school swung into action. Now, some of its practices are...

Providing Creature Comforts, on Their Own

Kent City School News Network

Leopard geckos, degus, a sand boa, fishes and a painted turtle all call Steve McClintock's science classroom home. In the morning before the bell rings,...

Math as Discovery, Exploration

Kent City School News Network

Gathered on the floor around teacher Karen Swanson, her third-graders were not looking down at a worksheet or a pop quiz, but up. They...

Confident and Empowered

Kent City School News Network

A program that empowers parents with the skills to be their child's first teacher has come to Kent City Elementary School. Parents Are Teachers has...

Watch Out for Spinning Tops and Catapults!

Kent City School News Network

A group of middle schoolers formed a circle on the lab floor, while others leapt onto desks to avoid the trajectory of Beyblades --...

Building a Band Program, From Squeaks to Symphonic

Cedar Springs School News Network

If you talk to a sixth-grader or a high school senior from Kent City's band program, you will hear a similar story. For first-chair...

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