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Gates Millennium Scholarship Awarded to Tech Center Student

Kent ISD School News Network

Tech Center student India Stewart Dunning from Forest Hills Public Schools has been selected as one of the 1,000 Gates Millennium Scholars for the...

Beyond Teen Nation, Students Battle Bullying Every Day

Issues in Education Charles Honey

Walking down a hallway of Kenowa Hills High School, Karley Lynn Mead said not everyone sees the bullying that sometimes goes on in her...

Common Core Math Changes Focus to Real Life Scenarios

Kent ISD Linda Odette

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

Designing a New Future, One App at a Time

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Problem: Young people find downtown Grand Rapids boring and expensive. Solution: a smart-phone app that turns its stores and cultural attractions into a game...

The Refugee Educational Experience: Conference Helps Educators Understand Newcomers

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

About 600 refugees from war-torn countries across the globe settle in Kent and Ottawa counties every year, and about half are children. One of...

A Clean Sweep: Voters in Seven Kent Districts Approve Funding Requests

Caledonia School News Network

Tuesday was a good day for schools and students in Kent ISD, as voters approved tax proposals in all seven districts that requested them....

Six Kent ISD Districts Seek Funds for Buildings, Safety and Technology

Kent ISD Charles Honey

Responding to the needs of aging buildings, heightened security and fast-moving technology, one-third of the Kent ISD's 20 school districts will ask their voters...

Kent County Students Unite to Spread Anti-Drug Message

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

For an anti-drug campaign to have an impact at her school, Rockford Freshman Center student Ally Faulkner told classmates that it must be interactive...

KCTC Student Sierra Races toward Dream Career

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

What started with racing her go karts and snowmobiles has turned into a full time dream come true for Sierra Lantz, a student in...

What’s the Problem with Math? Series to Show Kent Teachers Seeking Answers

Godwin Heights Charles Honey

Editor's note: Teachers have strived for years to improve the math performance of American students, who consistently test below the average of other developed...

Tech Center Students Strut Their Stuff at Home & Garden Show

Kent ISD School News Network

The West Michigan Home & Garden Show at Devos Place opened on a cold, clear Thursday. Inside was a much warmer welcome – spring...

Student-Designed Robots Face Off In District Match

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Huge blue and red medicine balls flew through goals, catapulted by quick-moving robots scuttling around the floor. The crowd cheered as high school robotics...

Uniserv Director Served County with Integrity, Humor, Honesty

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Henry William "Bill" Dungey, Jr. was a lifelong advocate for justice, a champion of causes, and a towering presence who evoked warmth and kindness...

Press Conference Launches Reading Now Network Initiative

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

West Michigan instructional leaders will soon begin visiting schools, talking to principals and teachers to answer a critical question: "What strategies work best in...

Students, Teachers to Converge for Annual Livestream for Education

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

For Linda Olejnik, attending her first Livestream for Education was like getting "a creative shot in the arm for teaching" in her American literature...

Students Face New Challenges at Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee

Kent ISD School News Network

The Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee recently held at the Gerald R. Ford Museum was kicked off as one of the largest "bees" in...

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