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Students help refugee peers adjust to life, schools in the U.S.

Multi Districts Morgan Jarema

Students from a handful of area high schools are making an impact at two West Michigan organizations tasked with helping refugee students and their families succeed...

Michigan Teacher of the Year tells DeVos his concerns about school choice

All Districts Erin Albanese

East Kentwood’s Luke Wilcox and other State Teachers of the Year had the opportunity to meet with U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and shared their concerns about her policies on vouchers and charters...

Learning the language to help their children learn in school

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The KPS Parent Academy aims at meeting the needs of the 1,800 students in the district who are English-language learners by helping their parents learn English...

Local business mentors have big impact on students

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Each Friday, employees from Walther-Trowal allot a half-hour of their workday to spend time with Discovery Elementary students, doing school work and just having fun...

At these schools, students’ hearts and minds are both nurtured

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Endeavor and Challenger elementary schools are both recipients of the Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools Award

Water everywhere, but is it safe? Students take a closer look

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Students examine what’s in the water from wells in area municipalities, as well as in tap water from their schools and homes

Teachers help teachers take it to the next level at Van Andel Education Institute

All Districts Erin Albanese

Mastermind is a group of West Michigan teachers, principals, social workers and other educators who have met monthly at Van Andel Education Institute this school year, working together to overcome challenges common to many of them

Michigan Teachers of the Year to speak on leadership at GVSU forum

Multi Districts Charles Honey

Michigan MTOYs Luke Wilcox and Tracy Horodyski will talk about their roles as Teachers of the Year, the importance of leadership in their schools and communities, empowering fellow staff members and helping students grow

A Champion of Students from the World

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Amina Mohamed's English-language learner students read along with her during story time at Glenwood Elementary. "There was an old woman who swallowed a pie, a...

Water All Around, but Some Children Can’t Swim

Kentwood Erin Albanese

With his lifejacket snug and dripping wet, Challenger Elementary School fifth-grader Jaden Brown pulled himself up an East Kentwood High School Aquatics Center pool...

Teachers Tell Their Stories, to Help Other Teachers

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

"What inspires you to come to school every day and teach children?" interviewer Rosie del Valle asked Gladiola Elementary intervention math coach Kristi Baumbach. Baumbach,...

‘If I Can Do it, You Can Do It’

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Dressed in red, resemblant of flaming hot sauce, Bowen Elementary fifth-grader Yoe Shi Yar played David Tran, a Vietnamese immigrant who founded Huy Fong...

Getting Real with Straight Talk

Kentwood Erin Albanese

To truly address diversity and culture, sometimes you have to get down to the nitty-gritty. That was shown by East Kentwood students who recently...

‘We’re Living His Dream’

Godfrey-Lee Jaye Beeler

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the...

Limbs Lost, She Gives Back with Her Heart

Kentwood Erin Albanese

With her kind voice and seemingly ever-present smile, it's easy to see how Challenger Elementary social worker Pam Buschle has impacted the lives of children over the past 26 years, offering support and a helping hand to many.

From Construction Class to Happy Homeowners

Career Exploration Erin Albanese

Talk about being invested in your students' work. After students spent last school year building a house through the East Kentwood High School residential construction...

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