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Catching students up from pandemic’s ‘unfinished learning’

Kent ISD Charles Honey
Nearly three years since the pandemic hit, teachers and administrators are pushing hard to catch students up...

Engineering internship helps Tech Center student explore career

Caledonia Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Isaac Clark never knew how complicated making a box could be until he landed an internship at Michigan Lasercut...

Elevating student voice

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Inaugural Kent ISD event featuring students as guest speakers on important issues...

‘We’ve got to elevate the profession’

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Dave Rodgers’ excitement about his new position at Kent ISD is tied to a concern for those who teach...

Once short on credits to graduate, now an advocate for student success

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Longtime student supporter Ron Gorman now champions all students as Kent ISD’s new assistant superintendent of instructional services...

Students safely experience distracted, impaired driving

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
High-schoolers learned about the perils of driving impaired or distracted via an international program...

Training the protectors

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
District security officers came together for training, collaboration...

Familiar faces named to assistant superintendent positions

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Four Kent ISD leading administrators have taken over new assistant superintendent roles...

Districts add staff, increase compensation thanks to ‘historic’ funding increase

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Raises, programs, added staff are planned due to increased education dollars...

‘Math is all around us’

Making Math Add Up Beth Heinen Bell
Math coaches work with teachers to help students discover the joy of solving math problems...

Summer learning heats up

Kent ISD School News Network
Registration opened June 1 for K-12 programs that run through Aug. 7...

Space is her final frontier

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Jennifer Gamino-Alvarez hopes to help others go into space...

Credit union’s financial literacy sessions meet students where they are

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema
Kent Transition Center students had a high rate of interest in a series of money-related sessions...

His dream: explore the world through taste

Your Dream is Our Dream Morgan Jarema
Hoping to one day own his own restaurant, Manny says his teachers helped get him where he is...

Ed tech consultant recognized with Excellence Award

Kent ISD Abigail Ham, SNN intern
Sarah Wood thrives on serving others and celebrating their successes. Now others are getting a chance to celebrate hers...

May wellness events for educators

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema
The mostly free month-long THRIVE effort addresses stresses faced by those who work in education, and aims to promote physical and mental self-care...
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