Community-school worker: Immigrant students, families apprehensive about Trump deportation plans
Brianna Vasquez de Pereira, a Kent School Services Network coordinator in Kentwood, discusses the questions and fears of immigrant families about President-elect Trump’s deportation plans.
A campaign promise of the president-elect is to end the U.S. Department of Education. Area education leaders say it’s unlikely, but they are anticipating changes.
Teacher shares Danish, other holiday traditions with third-graders
Kent City Elementary’s “Holidays Around the World” teaches students about global holiday traditions; for one teacher, the lessons are personal based on her own experiences abroad.
Initiative aims to double enrollment in career & technical education by 2030
An ambitious county-wide initiative aims to increase the number of students taking classes that teach them career skills and prepare them for the workforce.