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Broadband network nears completion

Multi Districts Phil de Haan
The $4.4 million price tag for some 120 miles of fiber is covered by the ISD’s General Capital Projects Fund...

Masks are recommended, not required for students this fall

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Districts align recommendations with state, CDC, to recommend but not require masking...

Student voice sought by area superintendents

All Districts Phil de Haan
Local districts will survey students next school year on key topics to hear and learn from the voice of students...

Launch U’s first graduating class celebrates success, savings

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Students split their days between their home high school and GRCC. After high school, they spend a tuition-free year earning a general associate degree or one in mechanical design and starting this year, IT...
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Center Programs graduates complete journey ‘from kindergarten to here’

Kent ISD Brett Atwood
Graduates of Kent ISD’s Center Programs recently celebrated the completion of their school careers with a festive ceremony...

Hybrid high school graduates largest class

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
MySchool@Kent had its largest graduating class to date this school year, due in part to the coronavirus pandemic, administrators say...

Getting resources to classrooms: the critical importance of the state school aid budget process

Issues in Education Sunil Joy, research data analyst for Kent ISD
The support from the federal government represents a rare, one-time allocation of funds to aid pandemic recovery. Long-term progress requires continued, annual advocacy at the state level around the School Aid Budget...

Building their English in hopes of helping others

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A new Kent ISD Adult Education program helps fill a need for interpreters while providing a career path for students...

Show them the scholarships!

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Ten Tech Center students earn more than $276,000 in college scholarships...

Your district’s summer programs at-a-glance

Kent ISD School News Network
Area public school districts are gearing up to provide K-12 programs this summer to address learning loss impacted by the coronavirus pandemic...

It’s a clean sweep

Empowering Abilities Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
An opportunity to work on life skills leads to a group of Kent ISD Community Transition Center students helping one local restaurant during the pandemic...

Expressing their gratitude

Empowering Abilities Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
KTC students have joined forces to help send a message of appreciation to local veterans...

Three-dimensional thinker

Meet the Future Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
She’s designing her life, from the roof trusses to her dream home to how she will impact others...

State grants to help students explore education careers

Multi Districts Phil de Haan
A staffing shortage comes at a time when districts not only need more educators in general to replace an aging workforce, but also more diverse educators...

Tech Center’s Hospitality & Culinary Program, instructors honored

Kent ISD Beth Heinen Bell
The Kent Career Technical Center’s culinary arts program and two of its teachers have received awards from the Grand Rapids chapter of the American Culinary Federation...

‘I want to do that’

Grads with Grit Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The encouragement of co-workers helped her discover Kent ISD adult education and its career and technical ed programs...
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