School News Network: School closings, 2020 Census

All Districts: Uncertainty abounds during ‘unprecedented situation’ after governor orders school closure

It is a new norm for a few weeks as the state — and the nation — deal with the coronavirus. Read just how the school officials of Kent Intermediate School District and the 20 public schools districts are making the best of the situation. Click here.

Carter Korzenowski and Kalypzo Jimenez Perez model radium and calcium in the bone lattice. (School News Network)

Godwin Heights: Science lesson reveals toxic effect of radium on female workers

Through science, sophomores at Godwin Heights High School recently discovered for themselves how the radium in paint used at a 1900s factory left a legacy of illness and death its wake. Want to learn who truth? Click here.

Urban League of West Michigan staff (from left) Jahaven Haye, Dione Ford and Javonte Tubbs were at Cesar Chavez Elementary to spread the word at a school choice event held by GRPS. (School News Network)

All Districts: What does the 2020 Census have to do with school lunch?

With some funding dependent on census data, school districts hale spread the word on why its important for residents to be counted in the census. To count all the reasons why, click here.

Kelloggsville: Voters to decide sinking fund request

On May 5, voters in the Kelloggsville Public Schools district will decided on a sinking fund request that would mean about 96 centers a week per a $100,000 home but would allow the district to fund a long list of already-identified projects without borrowing money. Get the details by clicking here.

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