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Charter school request for Musk Heights

The Muskegon Heights Public Schools emergency financial manager has requested the district become a charter school for K-12 students.

Senate rejects GOP, Dem plans on student loans

The Senate rejected dueling Democratic and Republican plans on Thursday for averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4

Zeeland supt suspended over plagiarism

Zeeland Schools Superintendent Dave Barry has been suspended for two weeks without pay following his admitted plagiarism of a blog for a district newsletter.

$1M research grant for Hope College

Hope College is the only institution in Michigan to receive a special grant to not only better teach students science but to get them enthused about it.

Forest Hills tweaks Spanish immersion

Students said that when taking tests, they fell short in grammar and cultural awareness sections.

Schools have AEDs - now what?

Since their daughter's death, the Gillary Foundation has been working to make sure AEDs are placed in schools across the state of Michigan. Now, most schools

Youth suicides up in Kent County in '12

In the first five months of this year, five people under the age of 21 committed suicide in Kent County, including two middle school students and two high

Kenowa super, principal apologize

Kenowa Hills High School principal Katie Pennington and superintendent Gerald Hopkins apologized for initially suspending about 60 seniors biking to school

Takunda Mavima won't walk at graduation

The suspected driver of the car involved in a deadly weekend crash that killed two of his Wyoming Park High School classmates will not participate in the

Walker PD looks into bike-riding parade

An investigation into how a Walker police officer handled a bike-riding prank by Kenowa Hills High School seniors on Tuesday is underway, Chief Catherine

Sexting/bullying survey of Ottawa teens

A new report detailing risky behaviors of kids and teens shows sexting may be more common than you think.

Parents outraged by bike ride reaction

Angry parents and students flooded a Kenowa Hills school board meeting Tuesday night with harsh words for the high school principal.

GRCC approves fee increase

Just weeks after voters rejected a $98.8 million bond issue, the Grand Rapids Community College board has voted to raise fees to cover repair costs at the

Biking Kenowa Hills seniors punished

More than 60 Kenowa Hills High School seniors have been suspended because they caused a two-mile traffic jam while participating in a bike ride to school,

GRPS, EGR schools tackle budget issues

Both East Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Public Schools spent Monday night trying to figure out budget shortfalls.

New rooms for West Oakview Elementary

School officials and some students from West Oakview Elementary School in Grand Rapids put on hard hats and broke ground on four new classrooms on Friday.

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