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Four years after pandemic, chronic absenteeism still a problem

Comstock Park Riley Kelley

Four years after the pandemic, students continue to miss more school than they should.

No cell phones in class? It’s a good thing, student and principal say

Podcasts School News Network

Five years after Forest Hills adopted a policy severely restricting cell-phone use during the school day, we talk to a student and principal about how that’s working out.

Marching band showcase culminates ‘big effort every day’

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

What kind of preparation goes into a marching band exhibition performance? We got an inside look at Kent City High School’s band class to learn more.

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more.

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

All Districts Riley Kelley

Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

Family time is a middle-school WIN

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

To get the academic year started on the right foot, Kent City Middle School recently devoted time to team-building exercises for its WIN families.

Elementary attendance pledge signals commitment to learn

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

An attendance contract is helping students at Kent City Elementary make it to school on a regular basis this year.

U.S. Education Secretary: ‘We gotta fight for our educators’

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a roundtable discussion on public service loan forgiveness with local educators.

First-year teacher wants students to know ‘You can have fun while learning’

Podcasts School News Network

In this episode of Study Hall, first-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson discusses why she chose teaching at a time new teachers are badly needed.

Why do most schools start before Labor Day? Several reasons

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Middle college programs are the main reason Kent ISD seeks a post-Labor Day waiver for all local school districts. But there are others.

Making middle school ‘the absolute best it can be’

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

While Curt Gerbers is a familiar face at Kent City Middle School, he’s taking on a new role as principal this year. SNN gets to know him better in this edition of Meet Your Administrators.

Bus drivers role-play safety, security events

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.

Voters say ‘yes’ to library, early childhood millage requests

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Both the Kent District Library and the Ready by Five early childhood millage requests had huge support at the polls.

Plant-based learning ‘sprouting like crazy’ in elementary greenhouse

Kent City Brett Atwood

In Kent City Elementary School’s greenhouse, kids learn about hydroponic farming, nutrition and everything in between.

Camp aims to build better bonds between students, school resource officers

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Fingerprinting, working with the K9 unit, and trying on gear gave students an idea of what being a Sheriff Department deputy is like.

New manufacturing hub means more space, more students

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kent Career Tech Center’s new manufacturing hub brought together four programs, each in larger spaces: welding, engineering, precision machining and mechatronics.

Tour sparked interest in welding

He forecasts snow days with increasing accuracy

‘It’s a civic responsibility,’ teacher says of education work

Someday, he could be on your election ballot

Tech Center program heats up student interest in skilled trades

Creating science magic with a plate, a marker & some water

Middle-schoolers learn to handle money at school events

Learning storytelling, self-confidence through dance

District addresses needs of autism students with smaller classrooms

Podcast: Schools hearing concerns from families over federal deportation plans

Podcast: ‘Serious fun’ leads to serious success

What’s in store for federal education dollars?

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