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Finger-Pointing Baboons Named Hands-Down Art Competition Winner

Caledonia Morgan Jarema

Marissa Drew is drawn to illustrating animals with human bodies. Good call. Now she knows others agree with her artistic whimsy. A painting she...

Great Teachers Make a Lasting Difference, Studies Show

Kent ISD Charles Honey

The old adage that having one great teacher can make a big difference in a student’s life is true, research shows – especially for...

Voters Return Split Results in School Tax Requests

Kent ISD School News Network

While voters statewide roundly thumped Proposal 1 in Tuesday’s elections, Kent County residents delivered mixed results to five local school districts. Voters narrowly approved a...

Schools to Lawmakers: Hands Off K-12 Funding

Kent ISD Charles Honey

Christie Ramsey is disappointed Proposal 1 did not pass. But whatever lawmakers do now, she said, they had better not touch her children’s schools. “At...

Kent Career Tech Center Principal is Top Michigan Administrator

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

As principal at Kent Career Tech Center, John Kraus leads a more-than 100-member staff for more than 20 career-focused programs. He also oversees the educations...

Students Meet Plumbing Gadget Pioneer

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Students at Innovation High sat in on an unusual show & tell this week, where the main attraction was a toilet. That's right, a...

Industries Ready to Hire Meet Students Ready to Work

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Luis Vinalay walked into the Kent Career Tech Center on April 29 prepared to find a job. Copies of his resume kept nice and...

Kent ISD Administrator Honored with National Award

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Laurie VanderPloeg, director of Special Education and Early Childhood at Kent ISD, is regarded as a superstar in her field. But her colleagues say...

Most Threats Not Credible, But Districts Prepare to Respond

Issues in Education Erin Albanese

Though real bombs are almost never preceded by warnings, school districts need step-by-step policies in place to respond to every incident, law enforcement officials...

For Some, Spring Break Meant Exploring Careers

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Exploring college and career possibilities took a science fiction-like turn for Nathan Lemons in early April. With the space-agey Samsung Gear VR, a virtual-reality device,...

Students Travel to Washington D.C. for Close Up Experience of a Lifetime

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

With application numbers more than double compared with previous years, Kent Intermediate School District and the Grand Rapids Community Foundation worked together to ensure...

More Technology Not Always Better, Says Top Teacher

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

Andrew Steinman doesn’t think all new technology needs to be embraced, especially by educators. But the selfie? That has its place, or at least...

Forge Ahead with Life After High School, Say Grads

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Being nervous about how your life will unfold after high-school graduation "isn't something you should be thinking about too much," said Arshano McKenzie, a...

Latino Youth Conference Shows College a Possibility

Kent ISD School News Network

When 18-year-old Maritza Martinez enrolls at Grand Rapids Community College next fall, she'll have a $500 scholarship for books in her pocket to help...

Ruff Reader Dogs Bolster Student Confidence

Kent ISD School News Network

Mollie gently sidles up to Wyoming Public School's West Elementary third-grader Riley Doggett, who's sitting on a comfy beanbag cushion. Riley starts to read out...

Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee Names Winner

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

The Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee, hosted by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, recently welcomed 4th-8th grade students from 180 schools in six counties...

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