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Test-Driven Curriculum: Meet the 6Cs

All Districts Erin Albanese

The messages of Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, co-author of the book “Becoming Brilliant,” and Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future, merge two ideas: Schools need to...

Fred Thorne: 47 Years of Service to Children

Multi Districts Ron Koehler

Fred Thorne gave all but 30 of his 77 years to the children of Sparta and Kent County as a quietly competent and humble...

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...

From Classroom to Workplace and Back Again

Kent ISD Jaye Beeler

For Luke Wilson and John Rasch, the pathway to teaching started at Kent Career Tech Center, when they were high school students learning the...

Can’t Keep A Can-do Man Down

Reading & Writing with Rademacher Tom Rademacher

It took the better part of four years for Mike Alanowski to get his foot in the door as a full-time employee in the...

Superheroes Save the Day (Even Marriages) at ArtPrize

Kent ISD Jaye Beeler

The superheroes from Kent Transition Center -- a few masked and caped, ready to explore all quarters of light and dark -- charged into...

Courageous Student Wins Prestigious Honor

Grand Rapids Jaye Beeler

Although she thought winning the State of Michigan Breaking Traditions 2017 Excellence Award might be the pinnacle of recognition last spring, earning the YWCA...

College? Careers? Where’s the Gap?

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

We need more college graduates. We need more work-ready high school graduates. We, as educators, want clarity. Which is it? We need both. The skills for success in...

Why Pre-Labor Day? The Details

Kent ISD Jaye Beeler

Ron Caniff, superintendent of Kent ISD, says he did what 20 local superintendents asked him to do when he filed for a waiver in...

On the Job and On Their Way

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

More than 40 students with cognitive or other impairments from districts across Kent ISD's service area worked at 11 job sites this summer, earning...

ACA Repeal Threatens Student Academic Achievement

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

Lost in the debate surrounding the repeal of the Affordable Care Act is the potentially disastrous effect dramatic reductions in Medicaid funding will have...

Snyder Signs Budget at Tech Center, and Takes a Tour

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Lexis VanDyke had a pretty good excuse to be late for work on July 14. She was showing Gov. Rick Snyder around the culinary...

Educators Love Student-Built Home with ‘Learning at the Core’

Kent ISD Linda Odette

When two educators searching for a new home found one they thought was perfect, it turned out to be more than perfect: It was...

‘It Saves People’s Lives’

Godwin Heights School News Network

Andrea Lewis doesn't think of herself as someone with the bottomless drive to tackle any problem. But she also won't back away from issues she...

The Art of Economics

Kent ISD School News Network

Erin Quick has heard policy debates for as long as she can remember, but a challenging assignment that combines economics with art left her...

Six Teachers Seek National Board Credentials

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Big names in teaching in Kent County – Michigan Teachers of the Year for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 – have joined forces to share the...

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Budding birder brings energy, passion to job tending school’s bird feeders

Their goal: get to know every Ranger

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

Marshmallows & math make for a sweet multiplication lesson

Senior makes artistic mark on snowplow

Initiative aims to double enrollment in career & technical education by 2030

What’s in store for federal education dollars?

Student journalists look at what’s next for tech in West Michigan

Eating disorders topic of Jan. 29 community event

High-schoolers share thoughts on school safety, engagement & more

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