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New elementary school gets nature-inspired name

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Rockford Public School’s newest building name is thanks to input from students and community members...

Project-based learning makes second-graders real authors

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Second-grade teachers at Crestwood Elementary turned classroom writing assignments into the opportunity for their students to become published authors...

New Crestwood principal a familiar face in Rockford

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Meet Kyle Avink, Crestwood Elementary’s new principal approved by the Rockford Board of Education, after he spent much of the school year as the school’s interim head...

‘Lexicon Legend’ from Rockford takes the stage at the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Brady Bowers’ love of words from age 3 has propelled him all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the Washington, D.C. area...

Amid youth mental health crisis, districts invest in new programs

Youth Mental Health Allison Poosawtsee

Youth are in crisis when it comes to mental health. What are Kent County schools doing to address the concerns that students bring into the classroom?

New 21st century furniture encourages movement, collaboration

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Rockford’s investment in new classroom furniture will outfit learning spaces to match the kind of engaged, collaborative educational goals the district has for its students...

An urgent need to change the education landscape

Forest Hills Erin Albanese

Education needs to reflect the innovative world students are living in and prioritize engagement and real learning, says education reform advocate Ted Dintersmith...

Sleuthing students and staff spend National Reading Month in suspense

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

A mystery involving a famous artwork and a very smart beetle named Marvin kept Valley View students and staff on the edge of their seats during Reading Month...

Scream-singing and ice-bathing launch Rams to first-ever state title

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Energizing pregame rituals and conditioning drills catapult Rockford’s varsity girls basketball team to a historic state title...

Next stop, Worlds!

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee

Area schools advance to global competition of creativity and problem-solving...

‘I want to cultivate a future where women are empowered and strong’

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Female students at Rockford High School seek to empower their peers during Women’s History Month...

Film class ‘teaching us how to be whole’

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Rockford High film students put mental health in the spotlight in most every project they create...

Creator and innovator

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

For this Rockford senior, his decision to pursue engineering started with a bag of Legos...

Former umpire is now making calls at Rockford High

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

A veteran teacher in Rockford Public Schools is now an assistant principal at Rockford High School...

Rose Parade a worthy challenge for state marching band champs

Rockford Allison Poosawtsee

Rockford marching band students are preparing for their 5 ½-mile performance in front of a national audience in Pasadena, California...

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...

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