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Students take action, lend voices to honor Florida school victims and plead for violence to end

Multi Districts School News Network

The number 17 served as a marker not only for moments of silence in honor of those killed, but for students’ thoughts on how to make schools safer and kinder

Sparta kindergartners learn by building animal habitats

Sparta Janice Holst

Do you ever wonder what would happen if a room full of kindergartens were officially zookeepers? Read to find out.

Banner Business Teaches Students Career Skills

Sparta Janice Holst

When senior Melissa Bare started her last few high school classes, it seemed more like she was already on the job. After honing her skills...

Tying Shoes, Zipping Coats, Giving Hugs: ‘Grandpa Dale’ Does it All

Sparta Janice Holst

Dale Allers has three grandchildren, but more than 500 children from ages 5 through 15 who call him grandpa. Allers has worked in same two...

A Perfect Picture of Learning

Sparta Janice Holst

“It is not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” These words from Henry David Thoreau sum up why middle school...

Finding the Right Fit

Caledonia Janice Holst

How do you turn a would-be class clown into a productive student? How do you motivate a fifth-grader who just doesn't fit in or...

Special Honor for Special Program

Sparta Janice Holst

Sparta has been named a National Unified Champion School for its dedication to establishing relationships between Special Olympics athletes and their peers without disabilities. Only...

Education on Trial

Sparta Janice Holst

Sometimes students learn best by trial. And in a recent unit on suspense, Leah Sajdak's eighth -grade language arts classroom took that concept very...

Student Suspense Story Excerpts

Sparta Student Showcase School News Network

Leah Sajdek’s eighth -grade language arts classroom studied concepts involved in suspense writing, and found their 'inner Poe'

Dads of Great Students Group Expanding

Four years ago, when Todd Yemc was laid off, he went "to work" volunteering every single day in his kindergarten daughter's classroom. Ridgeview's principal, Maryalyce...

Fred Thorne: 47 Years of Service to Children

Multi Districts Ron Koehler

Fred Thorne gave all but 30 of his 77 years to the children of Sparta and Kent County as a quietly competent and humble...

Funky Friday Drumline Gets Students Moving & Learning

Sparta Janice Holst

What do you get when elementary students are given a laundry basket, a big plastic ball and a couple of sticks? At Ridgeview Elementary,...

Reading Well Predicts Student Success

Sparta Janice Holst

Ten-year-old Erika Bradford knows how important it is to find ways to make reading easier. "I think the reason kids don't like any subject is...

New School Year Brings Cool Stuff

Sparta Janice Holst

Trying out the new "giant fidget spinner" and logging on to a personal computer were just two of the exciting changes Appleview Elementary students...

Students, Community Team Up to Protect Nash Creek

Sparta Dianne Carroll Burdick

Students from throughout the area and Sparta community members recently worked together to protect Nash Creek from erosion and pollution, culminating a long-term project...

District Makeover, Spartan Style

Sparta School News Network

Ground has been broken on various district improvements, including a new athletic complex and secure building entrances, all funded by a bond issue approved...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

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