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Becoming Role Models to Help Second-graders Read

Kentwood Erin Albanese

After reading a Dr. Seuss book to second-graders, Crossroads Alternative High School junior Jimel Davis opened the lid of a cardboard box sitting next...

Helping Parents Build Brighter Futures through Home Visits, Play

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

Three busy boys play at Van Cung and Nzun Chin's house, pushing around trucks and bouncing on the couch. Staci Zuspann, Bright Beginnings parent educator,...

Le Tran: Teacher, Artist, Inspirer and Dragon

Kentwood Tom Rademacher

Le Tran is trying to arrange the start of her AP Art class when three young men bound in, seeking chocolate. Normally, there’d be some...

Company Reps Introduce Sixth-Graders to STEM, Skilled Trades Careers

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Crestwood Middle School sixth-grader-turned-builder Roshan Kami and his business partner classmates scrambled when their clients said they wanted an already-installed window moved from the...

Computer Fields Beckon Girls to Great Careers

Kent City Erin Albanese

Rachel Bowman likes robots so much she wants to own a robotics company someday. She spends half her school day in the Information Technologies...

Studying the Sky in Night School

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The clouds cleared enough to see Venus and Jupiter during Night School at Endeavor Elementary on a recent Tuesday. About 300 first- through fifth-grade students...

Fifth-Graders Build, Tinker, Design in STEM Immersion

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The challenge was to build the tallest Eiffel Tower. After they twisted and tied pipe-cleaners, Endeavor and Meadowlawn fifth-graders’ structures stood straight and high. Natasha...

School Votes Push Three Districts Forward, One Back

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Following Tuesday’s votes on tax requests for four Kent ISD school districts, three superintendents were smiling. The fourth was choking back tears. Voters approved multi-million-dollar...

Fourth-Grader Publishes Book, Finishing Her Second

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The stories seem to flow out of fourth-grade student Oummu Kabba's pencil and onto the paper. She writes narratives with strong characters, suspense and...

Four Districts Ask Voters for Help Nov. 3

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Four Kent County school districts will ask voters for financial support on the election ballot next Tuesday, Nov. 3. The tax requests would pay...

District Again Seeks Approval for $65 Million Security & Technology Bond

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Community member Jim Swoboda's children had a great experience at Kentwood Public Schools. He said they benefited from the diversity of the student body...

Teacher/Comedian: ‘When All Else Fails, Improvise’

Kentwood Erin Albanese

It's Tuesday morning and East Kentwood High School English teacher Tracey Kooy's students are moving their seats into a "big theatrical U," as Kooy...

Studio Artist Turned Teacher Makes Art Hands-On

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The handiwork of Kentwood Public Schools students is present in the faces of three American leaders who smile down from art teacher Jerry Berta’s...

‘The Coolest Thing in the World’

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Crestwood Middle School eighth-grader Jathurshan Jasinthan, who emigrated from Sri Lanka, spent five busy days this summer in Washington, D.C., absorbing the big-city sights...

Touring China Inspires Art, Builds Cultural Awareness

Kentwood Erin Albanese

East Kentwood High School teacher Adrienne DeMilner will lead her students this year in creating art inspired by a trip to China this past...

Teachers Share Expertise to Improve Learning, Their Own Teaching

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Crestwood Middle School psychologist Kathy Lennon was feeling surly. She was not about to listen to social worker Cathy DeHaan lead a session at...

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