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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

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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...

Why Not Local Control?

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

Campaigning for governor in 2010 as Michigan was clawing its way back from the abyss of the Great Recession, Rick Snyder created a huge...

A Father’s Story: ‘It’s OK to Be the Way You Are’

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

When it comes to talking about gender identity in schools, Peter Tchoryk has seen how it can work firsthand. He and his wife, Sarah,...

Personal Chef, Snowboarder, Instructor

Kent ISD Linda Odette

Previous job: I started in the food industry at age 15 and really enjoyed hospitality and working with people. My focus was in food...

Making Fruit-iful Music Together

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Heidi Hayes and Allison Rogers had no idea they would spend part of a recent morning trying to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb"...

20 Districts, Many Ways to Add Five More Days

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey

How do you add five days to the school year without disrupting family schedules, while increasing student learning and not starting before Labor Day? Ask...

Cub Reporters Cover “Design, Build, Innovate” Summer Camp

All Districts School News Network

This week's edition is dedicated to the work of high school students from public schools across West Michigan, who attended SNN's inaugural journalism camp...

Young Chefs Camp, Through the Eyes of High School Journalists

All Districts School News Network

This week’s edition is dedicated to the work of high school students from public schools across West Michigan, who attended SNN’s inaugural journalism camp...

CSI Middle-Schoolers, as Reported by High School Newsies

All Districts School News Network

This week’s edition is dedicated to the work of high school students from public schools across West Michigan, who attended SNN’s inaugural journalism camp...

Killing Creativity, Restoring Trust

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

"Creativity cannot be taught, but it can be killed ... Asian education systems kill creativity more effectively than the American system. The creativity gap...

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