1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (334+ words) Multiple districts " Families living on the southeast side of Grand Rapids will soon have the opportunity to participate in the nation's first community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program. Beginning July 1, the Rx Kids program will expand into the 49507 zip…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1346+ words) Staff, colleagues call him "man of everybody," "one of a kind" Grandville " Roger Bearup hasn"t changed his mind about retiring. Even so, he said, the end of the school year " his last as superintendent of Grandville Public Schools " snuck…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (696+ words) Student project aims to expand urban tree canopy East Grand Rapids " Recent East Grand Rapids High School graduate Amelia Iorio has always had an affinity for the great outdoors." Some of her dearest and most vivid childhood memories are of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1447+ words) Kent County has lost 8% of students since 2015-16 All districts " As a statewide trend of enrollment decline impacts local districts, school leaders say balancing next school year's budget hinges on student numbers. Grand Rapids Public Schools is "continuing to face financial…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (320+ words) Grand Rapids " A proposal for a new 0. 95-mill sinking fund will go before Grand Rapids Public Schools voters in the Aug. 4 primary election. A sinking fund is a 10-year-limited property tax levied by school districts to cover the cost of…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (935+ words) Multiple districts " Along with 401 Ks, mortgages and bank accounts, today's seniors are about to step into the adult world of online betting and financial advice delivered via Tik Tok. That's why teachers from several Michigan districts recently gathered to learn…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (829+ words) Meet the Future: Ryan Hazen Cedar Springs " If you've found yourself at one of the plays, concerts or presentations at Cedar Springs High School in the last few years, chances are you're familiar with the work of Ryan Hazen, even…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (582+ words) Lowell " The days of conjoined classrooms divided by a temporary wall are numbered at Cherry Creek Elementary. The decades-old design required some classes to walk through a connected classroom to exit. It was inefficient and disruptive and didn't meet the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (306+ words) All districts " As summer begins, Kelloggsville Public Schools Food Service Director Kris Curtis is encouraging families to check whether they qualify for food assistance benefits that can help offset grocery costs while school is out. The application deadline is Aug....

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (483+ words) Student leader: Emma Wood Kelloggsville " Fourth-grader Emma Wood had already turned in her book report, she recalled, when she noticed a classmate struggling to get theirs accepted. So she stepped in to help. "I always try to go above and…...