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Who needs March Madness when the Spelling Bee is a nail-biter?

Kent ISD Cris Greer

EGR eighth grader Jack Lado won his second-straight Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee, earning him another trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. ...

Director of Kent ISD’s new center-based program is on a hiring spree

Kent ISD James Harger

Kent ISD’s new director of center programs says hiring is well under way for the nine center-based special education programs being transferred to the ISD from Grand Rapids Public Schools...

‘You’re so far ahead of everyone else’ – Tech Center HVAC grads find challenging, lucrative careers

Kent ISD James Harger

'That (HVAC) program just had a huge impact on my whole entire life,' says Dan Flores, now a successful sales engineer and HVAC industry leader in Chicago...

Bomb-defusing robot gets tweaked at Tech Center mechatronics lab

Kent ISD James Harger

Students in the Kent Career Tech Center’s mechatronics lab are modifying a bomb defusing robot that’s on loan from the Kent County Sheriff’s Department...

Equity coach researches bias in school discipline to reduce racial disparities

Issues in Education James Harger

Not all disciplinary actions are handed out evenly in Michigan schools and it’s affecting how kids are learning. The Michigan Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative is researching how to help school districts mete out their disciplinary practices more equitably...

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Sweet salute: Students create gingerbread home for veterans

Kent ISD Brett Atwood

Kent Career Tech Center Hospitality students put their skills to the test, designing a sugary, candy-clad gingerbread house as a gift for Grand Rapids Home for Veterans residents....

‘Cooking Matters’ class teaches students to prepare healthy meals

Kent ISD James Harger

Students in the CORE Program learned how to prepare healthy meals for themselves and their families through a hands-on class offered by the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids...

Sometimes, parents really do know best

Kent ISD James Harger

Gloria Baker is competing for a national research scholarship with the help of instructors in the Health Sciences Early College Academy...

Lincoln Developmental Center renovations showcased

Grand Rapids Linda Odette

Area education leaders recently got a look at renovations at Lincoln Developmental Center, 862 Crahen Road NE...

Turning the (multiplication) tables

Godwin Heights James Harger

The Michigan Mathematics Educators (MichME) initiative is changing the way math is taught in West Michigan schools, one teacher and classroom at a time. After four years, the program has rewired the way math is taught by more than 250 educators and administrators...

Students invited to demo their social skills app at Samsung conference

Kent ISD James Harger

3D Animation students from the Tech Center are headed to a Samsung development conference in San Francisco with their teacher to show off a 3D smartphone app they developed for autistic teens...

Kent ISD special ed chief tapped for national post

Kent ISD James Harger

Laurie VanderPloeg looks at the job as both an educator and as a parent of a special-needs child. She hopes to address barriers to careers in the field, as well as negative news about educators...

Kent ISD workshop shows parents how to help students explore careers

Kent ISD James Harger

Equipping parents with material, advice, to coach their teens on career choices...

Kent ISD administrator named to federal special education post

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Kent ISD Director of Special Education Laurie VanderPloeg, who has led special education in the county for the past eight years, is headed to Washington, D.C., to lead special education for the entire nation...

GRCC, Tech Center create a recipe for student bakers to earn college degree

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

Interested in becoming a chef or baker? A new GRCC and Tech Center culinary partnership has the perfect recipe to make it happen, fast...

New leader for Center-based Special Education programs named

All Districts James Harger

Paul Dymowski will oversee the transition of special education centers from Grand Rapids Public Schools to Kent ISD and will become the program's day-to-day administrator when the transition is complete in July 2019...

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Kent County Cup winner finds new career focus through esports

Student broadcaster pushes for positive coverage in advisory role

Second- & third-graders learn how things work by doing

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