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Intentional spaces inspire and connect students

Issues in Education Carol Lautenbach

Designing for today’s learning outcomes in yesterday’s school buildings comes with barriers and constraints that can be overcome with intentional and creative solutions...

Coming full circle

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee

Sofia Lopez is using her experience as an English language learner in high school to support EL students in the district...

In Kent City or Alaska, he’s a learner alongside his students

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee

An elementary teacher in Kent City is bringing his experiences teaching in the Arctic to connect with kids in his new classroom in Michigan...

‘Bookworms’ creates elementary word lovers

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee

With students writing poems and short stories unprompted at home, Kent City Elementary staff know something is working with their new ELA curriculum...

Area high school marching bands place well at state finals

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee

Kent County schools marching bands took to the field and ended the season on a high note...

Doing what he loves by teaching tech, inspiring students

Kent City Charles Honey

In his 25th year of teaching at Kent City, Jeremy Smith helps students learn high-tech skills that they share with the community through social media...

Walking, running, tugging and Hula-Hooping to make school fundraising history

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee

A morning full of fun for Kent City Elementary students raises a record $42,000 to support student learning...

Projects continue after $22 million approval in 2019

Kent City Charles Honey

Kent City High School returns this year with newly renovated spaces for learning and performing...

Exemplars in math education

Kent City Abigail Ham, SNN intern

Two Kent City Elementary school classrooms were selected to be featured in a video series demonstrating Math Essentials for elementary school educators across Michigan...

Working and learning together

Kent City Abigail Ham, SNN intern

High schoolers partnered with second-graders on a book-making project to deepen learning and encourage a love of science...

Capturing students’ special moments

Kent City Abigail Ham, SNN intern

Grandparent Mary Wilson shows support for Kent City schools and students in many ways, but especially with her camera...

Curators in training

Kent City Abigail Ham, SNN intern

While studying dinosaurs and medieval times, Kent City Elementary preschoolers learned how museums are created and how to interact with exhibits...

Operation read: 628 books and counting

Kent City Abigail Ham, SNN intern

Fifth-graders at Kent City Elementary are reading dozens of books across genres to complete a 40-book challenge...

Building bond passed in Wyoming, operating and sinking funds in Kent City

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Voters in two Kent ISD school districts approved funding requests that will not raise their tax rates...

Wyoming, Kent City asking voters for tax approvals Tuesday

Multi Districts Charles Honey

Two school districts in Kent County will ask voters to help them out with tax requests in Tuesday’s election...

Operating, sinking fund renewals on May 3 ballot

Kent City Abigail Ham, SNN intern

Kent City voters will have the opportunity on May 3 to decide on five-year renewals of the school district’s operating and sinking funds, which both expire this year...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

She helps students develop language, read, write & grow

Not just a volunteer, but ‘a piece of the library’

He is demonstrating how important English is in business

New ‘fami-LEE’ leader fueled by coffee and community

Simulated crime ties science, critical thinking & data analysis

Opportunities abound at first in-house career fair

Partnership with Black-founded nonprofit brings dedicated learning space

Levitating cars? Anything’s possible in STEM Academy

Learning life skills ‘where life happens’

State of the Student tackles four big topics

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Student news crew interviews state superintendent

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