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Hayley Lee: Student ‘On Fire’

Kent ISD Tom Rademacher

Before? Well, before, Hayley Lee was, by her own admission, a little sassy, too disrespectful, and variously disconnected -- unless you include some unsavory elements...

Watch this Movie, Please.

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

One of the enduring principles of comedy is juxtaposition. Take, for example, this joke from actress Sara Silverman: "When I was 14, I started dating my...

New State Schools Chief Aims to Put Michigan in Top Tier

Issues in Education Charles Honey

If Michigan is to become a top 10 education state within 10 years, its students need to spend less time taking tests and more...

Jump!

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Les Miner climbs a firmly anchored 25-foot high pole so he can stand atop a platform about the size of a dinner plate. Then...

Educators Say ‘Tireless Advocate’ for Education Deserving of Award

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

For the past 16 years, there has been a consistent face on the Kent ISD School Board. With quiet confidence and humility, those who...

One-of-a-Kind Technology Conference

Kent ISD School News Network

Where can you try out a specially designed stool for the classroom that lets kids get their wiggles out and stay seated at the...

Mass Shootings: One a Day in the USA

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

“Gun Free Zones are the problem. Let’s repeal them.” That’s the conclusion of Erich Pratt, communications director of the Gun Owners of America, in an...

Early Childhood Specialist Named to National Seat

Kent ISD School News Network

Kathryn O'Hara-Wallis is headed to Florida this winter, but she's not going as a vacationer. The early childhood specialist for Kent ISD's Great Start Readiness...

Here They Come! Students Pour Downtown to Soak in ArtPrize

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

ArtPrize Seven is under way, and that means thousands of students will be streaming into downtown Grand Rapids. With the annual art competition kicking off...

Guns in Schools: Just Say No.

How's School Today? Ron Koehler

Guns in school? No. Really, it should be as simple as that. Schools should be gun-free zones, just like daycare centers, athletic stadiums, bars, casinos, churches...

New Vaccine Waiver Rule Irks Some Parents, Reassures Others

Issues in Education Charles Honey

Sarah Hernandez spent two years in Haiti as a volunteer for Nurse Without Borders, vaccinating children against polio, measles, whooping cough and other diseases....

New Tech Center Leader Once Raced NASCAR Drivers (in Go-karts, but Still)

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Name: Cameron Buck School: Kent Career Tech Center What and where was your previous job? Curriculum Associate and Instructional Technology Specialist at Careerline Tech Center/Ottawa Area...

Shorter Summer? Shorter Christmas Break? Tweaks Being Considered

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

In recent years, Michigan school children have enjoyed a three-month summer break, by law not returning to the classroom before Labor Day. But as...

Providing Equity in Education Can Mean Everything to a Child

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

In science, a paradigm shift occurs when there is a change in underlying assumptions, when conventional wisdom comes into question as a result of...

Equity Leads to Excellence in Schools, Requires Courage and Tenacity

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

A child's background remains the biggest predictor of his or her success in the classroom, said professor and author Pedro Noguera. But that doesn't...

Former Grandville Superintendent Takes Kent ISD Reins

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

When Kelly Souten was preparing to teach Advanced Placement calculus, Grandville Public Schools Superintendent Ron Caniff directed the class' retiring teacher to work with...

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