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If you give a kid a 3D printer he will want to be a NASA engineer

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese
Graduate Bryan Rosello Lizardo overcame challenges and struggles, and is headed to the University of Michigan...

New schools chief worked his way up to leadership

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Craig Hoekstra is set to begin in his new role July 1, following Superintendent Thomas Reeder, who announced his retirement last month after serving in the position for seven years...

Mariachi band adds festive cultural tradition to music program

Wyoming Erin Albanese
With a plan to someday play in the community, the new Wyoming Mariachi Band is lifting up Hispanic Heritage through music

Statewide reading decline: how some high-poverty schools buck the trend

All Districts Erin Albanese
Principals in Wyoming and Grand Rapids identified how to use data to improve instruction, build teacher leaders and zero in on reading instruction practices

Wyoming, EGR and TK superintendents announce retirements

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Tom Reeder, superintendent of Wyoming Public Schools, and Sara Shubel, superintendent of East Grand Rapids Public Schools, announced their retirements last week, after Tom Enslen of Thornapple Kellogg announced his last month

School shooting protests provide teachable moment on touchy topic

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Wyoming Junior High eighth-graders read and discussed different perspectives -- right, left and center -- on the Second Amendment, gun rights and what measures should be taken to stop mass shootings

New play includes many firsts

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Student cast members say the play has allowed them to go deep into character development, while recognizing strong themes of isolation, anxiety and abandonment

Teens gather messages for Parkland peers, say they must speak up

Wyoming Erin Albanese
The Wyoming High students said they wanted to reach out to Florida peers who experienced the Feb. 14 mass shooting at their school

Technology turns biography reports into multimedia efforts

Wyoming Erin Albanese
After researching and writing about historical figures and famous people, third-graders recorded their work like mini-broadcasters

Retiring police chief says teen sessions will continue

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
James Carmody has made it a priority to give high school students a voice at the table. Every week he meets with students, rotating between Wyoming, Godwin Heights, Lee and Kelloggsville high schools

There’s No Place Like Home, Except School

Wyoming Erin Albanese
First-grade teacher Blackburn became inspired to make her classroom more like home, from colors to furniture to lighting and decor. She felt traditional classrooms were too sterile and institutional, and wanted a more inviting atmosphere.

Teachers Tell Their Stories, to Help Other Teachers

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
"What inspires you to come to school every day and teach children?" interviewer Rosie del Valle asked Gladiola Elementary intervention math coach Kristi Baumbach. Baumbach,...

Noshing Through Novels

Wyoming Erin Albanese
It was a tranquil, cafe-like setting: a darkened media center illuminated by an image of a fireplace on a projector screen. Soft jazz music...

‘You gotta be there every day’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Parkview Elementary students shined, smiles spreading from ear to ear, as they walked down the red carpet laid out for them during a celebration...

She Collects Books, and Lets Students Choose Them

Rockstar Teachers Erin Albanese
English teacher Katie Sluiter's Wyoming Junior High classroom is a testament to the power of words, in the books eighth-graders eagerly grab from her...

Class Pushes Students Out of Comfort Zone, Into Community

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
Students trickle in after school, one or two at a time, into a Wyoming High School classroom. They grab a slice of pizza and...
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