“Music is something that I’d like kids to keep with them for a lifetime, and hopefully I can encourage that,” says elementary music teacher Rhonda Vanderwest. Discover why being at the front of the classroom brings her joy.
Get to know the district’s new food service supervisor, whose role involves much more than simply “overseeing the kitchens.”
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks, teachers are tasked with teaching modern American history to a generation of students born post-9/11.
Grand Rapids nonprofit In The Image celebrated the 30th anniversary of its SHOES program by fitting more than 4,000 students with new back-to-school shoes.