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How's School Today? Ron Koehler

Kent County voters on May 2 turned out to the polls and expressed confidence in their schools by approving a ballot proposal that will...

A Special Chair for a Special Child, Designed with Love

Kent ISD Tom Rademacher

It's billed as a "Health Sciences Early College Academy" for area high schoolers to get their feet wet in healthcare professions, biomedical technology and...

Free Books for Students ‘Means the World to Them’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

When she and her classmates recently gave more than 2,700 books to Gerald R. Ford Academic Center, Chianne TerHaar was happy to know she’d...

Ferris Offers Scholarship to Students Across Kent ISD

Kent ISD Allison Kaufman

Is the Bulldog in your future? More students may have the chance to say “yes” thanks to a new Ferris State University scholarship. The...

Diploma: ‘I Feel Like it Changed My Life’

Grads with Grit Charles Honey

Tyler Zahnke sat down at his musical instrument – aka, his Toshiba laptop – and proceeded to open a wonder-box of sounds. He called...

From Childhood Terrors to Lofty Dreams

Reading & Writing with Rademacher Tom Rademacher

For weeks on end, she chose to hold her tongue, and at one point, an instructor finally asked her why. With absolutely no malice, she...

Grant Brings Sex Ed Instruction to Students with Special Needs

Empowering Abilities Erin Albanese

Eighth-grader Bryan Galvez aptly summarized the consequences of healthy versus risky decisions when it comes to teens and sex. “Would you rather have a...

Play, Plan and Prepare

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Early and Often Parents play a huge role in optimizing their children's brain development, says Terese Smith, director of Great Start to Quality program. She...

Millage Approval a ‘Huge Feat’ for 20 School Districts, Leaders Say

All Districts Charles Honey

Christie Ramsey was very happy for her three children in Rockford Public Schools, following Tuesday’s approval of an enhancement millage providing $19.9 million for...

Careers Found Here

Kent ISD Linda Odette

I'm supposed to wear what to an interview? I'm supposed to talk how? A resume and a business card to give out? Seriously? Those thoughts...

Designing and Building the Perfect Pulley System, in One Act

Kent ISD School News Network

Noah Pittman said one thought came to mind when he and his classmates saw the project. The Engineering & Architectural Design students at Kent Career...

Helping Hands for the Youngest Newcomers

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Kentwood resident Van Cung told representatives from about a dozen local organizations what the Kent ISD early childhood program, Bright Beginnings has meant for...

Coming Soon: Lessons in Thinking

Kent ISD Linda Odette

Donna VonderHoff's AP computer science class learned how to solve a problem. While describing it that way may sound simplistic, it wasn't. The problem was...

Reading Now Network Reaps Results

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

Lost amid the debate over early literacy and the celebration -- by some -- of the governor's signature on legislation placing greater emphasis on...

Up Close with In-Demand Careers

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Beginning a career in manufacturing after high school can pay off fast, said industry rep. Angie Huyghe. An apprentice in the toolroom can make a...

Why not ask the customer?

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

Let's open with a quick quiz. Can you name a $13 billion enterprise that operates almost totally without regular, ongoing and actionable customer research? If...

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