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Stress test: students speak their minds on the M-STEP

Multi Districts Charles Honey
Rather than go back to the same hand-wringing sources about M-STEP scores, we decided to ask the people most directly affected by these tests: the students who take them...

Veteran teachers become new principals

Meet Your Administrators Charles Honey
Matthew Zokoe is the new principal at Cannonsburg Elementary and Shannon Ouellette is the new principal at Belmont Elementary. SNN gets to know them in this edition of Meet Your Principal...

She brings love and supplies from West Michigan to Haiti

Summertime Journal Charles Honey
Rockford teacher Rachel DeKuiper leads annual mission trips to Haiti to provide help for women’s health, train teachers, care for orphaned infants and children, and conduct Bible studies...

Students plan, plant rain garden to help protect Rum Creek

Rockford Charles Honey
Shortly before school let out, 150 students planted 2,000 native plants in a depression to collect stormwater runoff from roofs, sidewalks and parking lots that can carry pollutants into the creek...

At Beyond the Rock, students learn to love telling stories, and it shows

Northview Charles Honey
The students of Beyond the Rock, Rockford’s television and film production program, consistently pull down top state awards for their work...

From recycling to running to laminating, this mom pretty much does it all

Powered by Parents Charles Honey
Mandy Mynhier is integrally involved in her two daughters’ schools, including incorporating environmentally friendly practices...

A great way to study the Great Lakes: onboard a floating classroom

Rockford Charles Honey
If you’re going to study Great Lakes water quality and aquatic life forms, what better way than onboard a ship on Lake Michigan? Teacher Amanda Glass’ fourth-graders spent half a day studying pH levels in the water, identifying creatures in sediment, and learning about invasive species...

Reading on the bus makes the journey so much better

Rockford Charles Honey
A new program begun this semester gives Rockford students a fun and relaxing way to occupy themselves on their rides between school and home

In its first year, high school orchestra makes ‘magical’ music

Rockford Charles Honey
Now in its first year at the high school and fourth year overall, the Rockford strings program has quickly grown bigger since it began at the middle school level. About 270 students are part of it, including nearly 40 in the high school ensemble.

‘He took the reins, and we moved forward’

Rockford Charles Honey
Michael Shibler is in his 50th year in education, including 29 as superintendent of Rockford Public Schools. But in a profession not known for longevity, Shibler shows no signs of slowing down

Local students push for change in wake of Florida school shooting

Multi Districts Charles Honey
Students at City High/Middle School are joining the ranks of a national student-led movement to make their schools safer, stepping up where adults have failed to act

Foundation Commits $90k to Teen Mental Health

Rockford Charles Honey
With problems of teen anxiety, depression and suicide on the rise, the Rockford Education Foundation decided it was time to step up its efforts...

Marching in King’s Footsteps for Justice and Kindness

Multi Districts Linda Odette
On the day that people across America honored the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., students at area schools did their part to carry...

Student’s Design Graces Cover of District RAMS Report

Rockford Charles Honey
Senior Hunter Denman didn’t know a lot about the RAMS reports, the Rockford Action Model for Success the district produces every three years to guide its educational goals. But he knew enough to design a cover for it.

Students Get the Lowdown on High-Tech Jobs

Career Exploration Charles Honey
Remington Switzer has been “messing with computers” for most of his life, loves gaming and is interested in a career in programming. But visiting...

Fourth-grade Hero Saves Dad’s Life with Quick Thinking

Rockford Charles Honey
Heroes don't have to wear capes and leap tall buildings. Sometimes they just wear shy smiles and think fast. That's what Belmont Elementary fourth-grader Lucas...
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