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Showing Respect for Community’s Veterans

Forest Hills Charles Honey

School districts across Kent ISD marked Veterans Day in ways big and small on Wednesday. Here’s a sample of how a few schools honored...

School Rules: Strictly by the Book

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Kelli Wegner is changing students’ lives at Thornapple Kellogg schools. Why? Because she has the power to take their cell phones away, thanks to the...

If You Park It They Will Come

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

A big, old Thornapple Kellogg School District bus parked along the M-37 highway in a farmer's field land is an attempt to attract substitute...

Improvements in Schools, and Around Them, Greet Students This Fall

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Students will have new computers, safer schools, and ride buses that save money and are better for the environment when they return to Thornapple...

New Sex Ed Program Created for Special Education Students

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

After more than two years of researching sex education teaching materials for cognitively impaired students, Thornapple Kellogg School District will put in place a...

Educators from India Learn from Thornapple Kellogg

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Imagine a school system without parent-teacher organizations, volunteers or auditoriums for special events, and you'll get a picture of what the majority of schools...

Want to Boost Reading Comprehension? Make it a Contest

The Road to Reading Linda Odette

Sure, students can read a bunch of books to get principals to shave their heads, kiss a pig, eat insects and jump out of...

Teaching Students About Bullying Should Start as Early as Second and Third Grade, Author Says

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

When asked to describe bullies, second- and third-graders at Lee Elementary said they were people who kick and push, say mean things, leave other...

Times are Good for Students Taking Tech Classes at TK

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Students in Scott Meyers' industrial design classes at Thornapple Kellogg High School know what they're doing in more ways than one. Taking Meyers' classes...

Parent Lessons in Technology: Discovery, Learning & Safety

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

If you've ever wondered what your seventh- and eighth-graders are doing in school, they're building robots, lawn mowers and pitching machines. The pieces used to...

More Than One Lesson Learned

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

The assignment was fairly simple: Film a 10-12 minute video of a high school staff member to show the interviewing techniques learned in class....

Learn How to Help Angry, Frustrated Children

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Lies About Parenting from Kirk Martin If you do everything right, your home life will be perfect. You can't do it all. Do not...

Kickstart to Career Campaign Puts College in View

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

When the Kickstart to Career college savings program for Thornapple Kellogg schools was announced last fall, community members and organizations started calling the Barry...

Winter Math: More Snow Means Longer School Days

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Students got a late Christmas "present" when they returned to school after winter break this year: 10 extra minutes of class. Thanks to being hit...

Student’s Video Work Helps Shape District Future

Student Leaders Linda Odette

Helping pass bonds for a school district and a fire department by creating videos isn't expected from a high school senior, but Nathan Seeber...

Small Moments Lead to Huge Improvements

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

“What is a dot-dot-dot?” asked the first grade teacher.“AN ELLIPSIS!” her students responded.“What is its purpose?” asked the teacher.“To build up EXCITEMENT!” shouted the...

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How creativity changes the world

Caledonia Student Showcase School News Network

Pathways of creativity and ingenuity have tempted the larger scope of humanity since its earliest ancestors... (Student Op-Ed by Jenna Waggoner)

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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.

Tour sparked interest in welding

He forecasts snow days with increasing accuracy

‘It’s a civic responsibility,’ teacher says of education work

Someday, he could be on your election ballot

Tech Center program heats up student interest in skilled trades

Creating science magic with a plate, a marker & some water

Middle-schoolers learn to handle money at school events

Learning storytelling, self-confidence through dance

District addresses needs of autism students with smaller classrooms

Podcast: Schools hearing concerns from families over federal deportation plans

Podcast: ‘Serious fun’ leads to serious success

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