3:00 PM Feb 11, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Students in Kristen Christoffersen’s fourth-grade classroom at St. Mary's Catholic School write weekly letters of encouragement with tips for participants donating their hair to Wigs 4 Kids.

Students grow hair for others

Some students at St. Mary’s Catholic School are pledging to not cut their hair — at least until May.
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10:00 AM Feb 9, 2013
Education
(Tribune file photo/Krystle Wagner) Young Five teacher Joan Bennett works with a student at Mary A. White Elementary School.

School officials say Snyder's education plan is bad

Education is among the areas Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to find additional funding for, according to the state budget he proposed this week.
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4:00 PM Feb 8, 2013
Education

Future in foundry work

West Michigan high school students will have the chance to learn about the region’s foundry industry next week.
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10:03 PM Feb 5, 2013
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GR school officials to get pink slips

About 200 administrators of West Michigan's largest school district will get pink slips as part of a restructuring plan that's expected to close 10 schools next year.
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10:00 AM Feb 1, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Kindergartners practice words that rhyme.

Early education changes

Next year’s kindergartners have to be older earlier.
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8:00 AM Jan 31, 2013
Education
(Tribune file photo/Krystle Wagner) Buses leave Jeffers Elementary School.

SL district studies bond potential

Spring Lake school officials say they are in the early stages of addressing the district's needs in the areas of technology, transportation and infrastructure.
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12:00 PM Jan 31, 2013
Education
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Keeping the pace

While local schools report steady graduation rates, nationally more students are receiving their high school diploma, based on a new study.
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4:00 PM Jan 31, 2013
Education
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State school superintendent seeks teacher pay raise

State Superintendent Mike Flanagan is calling for an increase in salaries for Michigan teachers.
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1:00 PM Jan 30, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Students in Kristen Christoffersen’s fourth-grade class concentrate on their work.

Faithful journey

While public schools don’t use faith in the classroom, it’s part of every aspect of St. Mary’s Catholic School.
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10:00 AM Jan 25, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) White Pines Middle School Principal Mike Shelton and local law enforcement officials patrol the school's hallways during Thursday's lockdown drill.

Locking down safety

Instead of teachers presenting lessons, White Pines Middle School classrooms were filled with silence on Thursday.
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