Study Hall from School News Network
Join our rotating cast of journalists, school leaders, teachers and students to explore what's happening in school districts across Kent County, Michigan and beyond. We dive into the issues, challenges and changes related to public education today, and highlight the fabulous teachers and brilliant, creative students who make our schools such exciting places to learn.
Podcasting since 2024 • 19 episodes
Study Hall from School News Network
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Couple shares ‘a calling’ to make a difference for students in urban schools
Whitley and Dan Morse met as new teachers in Grand Rapids Public Schools. Fifteen years later, the married couple are still there, Whitley as a teacher at Ottawa Hills High School and Dan as principal of North Park Montessori Academy. Their sha...
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Episode 19
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Helping Ellie learn: ‘I want her to be a part of everything, just as she is’
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which requires children with disabilities be educated to the “maximum extent possible” with non-disabled students. At Meadow Ridge Elemen...
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Teaching for Tomorrow: A Michigan Collaborative's Answer to the Teacher Shortage
These days, school districts are looking for more than a few good teachers, with not enough people entering the teaching pipeline and too many leaving it. The
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State and federal funding ‘mess’ complicates return to school for local districts
As schools reopen the week of Aug. 18, their leaders lack the answer to a crucial question: How much money will they have to teach students? Political gridlock in the state Legislature and proposed drastic downsizing of education...
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Episode 16
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After first year in the classroom, new teacher loves her job: ‘I feel like I could just keep going’
At the start of the school year, Kent City first-grade teacher Marla Anderson said she was excited to begin her rookie year as a public-school teacher. At the end of the school year, she said she’s excited to begin her second year next fall. Af...
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Episode 15
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