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Sparta Lanes in downtown Sparta got a bit of a makeover recently with help from some local high school students. The alley is home to...

Undaunted by Disease, Staying the Course

Grads with Grit School News Network

Standing in a hall of Sparta High School, Steven Sevarns wore a smile that might suggest he wasn't headed to class that day. He...

Principal: Teachers are ‘Doing Everything’ for Students

Sparta School News Network

A pair of first-grade teachers at Ridgeview Elementary recently told two visiting Michigan legislators about the stresses of teaching under strained budgets, and the...

Fun for the Taking, but You Have to Earn It

Sparta School News Network

A shakeup of the school day at Sparta Middle School has opened up new opportunities for students to reap rewards for good behavior and...

New Funds Would Go to Classroom, Early College, Arts

Sparta School News Network

On May 2, voters in the Kent ISD region will be asked to approve a 0.9 mill tax for local school districts, generating $211...

Lab Brings Farming, Ecology Lessons to Students

Sparta School News Network

Crowded inside a mobile science lab outside Appleview Elementary, fourth-graders discovered how farmers use science to maintain clean water. Dropping purple food coloring from a...

‘They Learn by Music’

Empowering Abilities School News Network

A drum beat echoes down the halls of Sparta's Appleview Elementary. The source: a boisterous bunch of musicians keeping a beat and dancing to the...

Bowls Full of Giving

Sparta School News Network

Second-grader Noah Leija stood at the countertop with a utensil in his hand, eyeing a smooth, round slab of clay. A student next to...

Inspired Teachers Foster Young Leaders

Sparta School News Network

Students at Sparta's Appleview Elementary are setting leadership goals this year, with the help of teachers who have spent the past two summers mastering...

So Long Till Next Year

Sparta School News Network

Eighth-grader Luis Montes is accustomed to change. This year, that change may be a lack of change, as his family debates whether to make...

The Nurse Is In

Sparta School News Network

Amy Roelse knelt on the floor, eye-level with a second-grader whose thumb wouldn't stop gushing blood. The student had slammed her digit in a...

Coming to You This Summer: Books

Sparta School News Network

District families who can't get to the library on Tuesdays this summer, don't fret: the library will be coming to you. June 14 to Aug....

Sculpting Real Helping Hands

Comstock Park School News Network

A trio of Kent Career Tech Center 3D Animation students from Comstock Park and Sparta high schools recently had the opportunity to turn their...

Retirement, Yes! Leave School? No Way!

Rockstar Teachers School News Network

For Sue Blackall, retirement is just the beginning. After 32 years and 800 pupils, the Appleview Elementary third grade teacher plans to open the book...

Kenowa Vote Passes, Sparta and Grandville Also Approved

Grandville Charles Honey

Tuesday’s voter approval of a $55.24 million bond issue meant a lot to Ross Willick, not just as a principal but as the parent...

Following Dad’s Passion Deep Into a Diesel Engine

Kent ISD School News Network

When Sparta senior Alyssa Graham was still in an infant car seat, she would stretch toward the window and yell "Corvette!" whenever she spotted...

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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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