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An education news outlet offering a window into Kent County’s 20 public school districts. Get our weekly headlines via email: https://t.co/brtd4MKjRK schoolnewsnetwork.org Grand Rapids, MI Joined April 2013-
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It was a storybook evening with tall tales, ice cream and free books during West Godwin's Fall Family night. #godwinheights #readingcommunity schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/22/sto…
Doing school as a team: ‘Whatever it takes to make it happen’ Read the latest from @SNNKent here: buff.ly/bY583Ki #realschoolnews
Grand Rapids Museum High School Principal Tamika Henry is all about removing barriers, improving access and rethinking how schools can help students get the most out of their education. @GRPublicSchools schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/05/new…
“... this is just exactly where I want to be right now, and I just couldn't be happier.” - West Godwin's new principal Karen Baum. Read more below! schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/05/rig…
“The students, the staff, and the work of center programming energizes me,” said Toni Moore, new Kent ISD Center Programs director. @kentisd #SpecialEducation schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/08/new…
“I want to get to know everybody," says Kelly Petersen, new assistant principal of Ridgeview Elementary. "I want to know that Joey plays baseball in the spring, or that Victoria has a new baby brother." @mi_sparta schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/22/new…
What's Roary doing in Kent City? Teaching, of course! Students at Kent City Elementary have some new skills in their leadership toolbox, thanks to a visit from the Detroit @Lions and the @LionsYouthFB organization's "Leaders for Life" presentation. schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/22/lea…
🫀 Grandville is learning Hands-Only CPR! Thanks to @American_Heart & @CorewellHealth for donating four kits to teach students the chain of survival 💪 #GrandvilleProud #CPRSavesLives
Houseman Field, @GRPublicSchools' high school athletic hub, is now outfitted with new turf, a replaced track, new LED lights, an expanded visitor parking lot, a new press box roof, restored masonry and more thanks to a $5.1 million renovation project. schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/19/new…
Lindsey Grinwis has taken a long, winding and diverse path to becoming the new principal of Crossroads Middle School this year. Discover what drives this @NV_Wildcats leader here: schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/19/doi…
“Study Hall” from @SNNKent is a podcast highlighting the students, teachers & others making education magic happen every day in classrooms across Kent County and beyond. Listen to their latest episode here: buff.ly/kcIlYRg
MASA helped Godwin Heights kick of the new school year with 10 teachers receiving surprise back-to-school totes filled with school supplies. @GodwinSchools #MASA #Godwinheights schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/17/tot…
How has teaching impacted how Charlie Kleinheksel approaches athletics? What's one sport he thinks could be fun to add to the district? Get to know @GrandvilleDawgs' new athletic director here: schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/17/k-1…
Kelley VanVliet is thrilled to make the jump from assistant principal to head principal at Ridgeview Elementary this school year. What's her main goal for the year? Helping students “be the best kiddos they can be.” @mi_sparta schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/12/new…
Chelsea Kittridge-Farrell, a mental health wellness consultant at Kent ISD, has been appointed to serve on a statewide initiative aimed at reducing youth suicides and improving mental health support for school-age children and their families. @kentisd schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/15/ken…
While they might not agree when it comes to cats and dogs, the new administrative duo at Godwin Heights High School is on the same page when it comes to leadership. @GodwinSchools schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/15/new…
Budget gridlock makes future uncertain for state’s free meals program: Program’s end would hit middle-class families hardest. Read the latest from @SNNKent: buff.ly/nzvvPN3 #realschoolnews
For the start of the 2025-26 school year, Forest Hills added three new administrators, two at the admin building and one as the new principal of Orchard View Elementary. @ForestHillsPS #foresthills schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/10/dis…
School districts are starting to reckon with the possibility that the Michigan School Meals program could be coming to an end. @mi_sparta @docsmatthews @kentisd schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/10/bud…
“We need to help kids see that becoming a balanced person is crucial.” Get to know Steve Garrison, the new assistant principal for Kent City Elementary in Kent City Community Schools! schoolnewsnetwork.org/2025/09/10/his…
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